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Broxbourne road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1981
331
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
430
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious8325%
  • Slight24273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9221%
  • Slight33277%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 331, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025128155
2024144185
2023155194
2022144210
2021120153
2020111130
2019143182
2018145191
2017180238
2016198244
2015200275
2014214283
2013170225
2012204264
2011225306
2010212277
2009199271
2008182251
2007274380
2006231322
2005261354
2004276392
2003261344
2002282407
2001235315
2000350505
1999262340
1998289357
1997278365
1996292376
1995242307
1994283335
1993295384
1992306415
1991280345
1990353425
1989359453
1988359484
1987320397
1986303373
1985320390
1984342419
1983280341
1982338445
1981331430
1980342448
1979367472

When and where crashes happen in Broxbourne in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June20 (6%)
  • July24 (7.3%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October31 (9.4%)
  • November27 (8.2%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (20%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other206 (62%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (62%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Snow18 (5.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (79%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded142 (43%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (29%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (59%)
  • Passenger106 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (64%)
  • Motorcycle98 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1981

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1981 in Broxbourne

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  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1981.

Collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1981

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1981: 79, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1217996121
2ndA106199422
3rdB176374707
4thA1170222402
5thA105111100
6thB18071101
7thB11976711
8thA10103301
9thB1573301
10thA1762301
11thA161100
12thB1261200
13thB1941100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1981

Hoddesdon had 59 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1981

EN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1981: 57.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years