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Broxbourne road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1983, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1982 (338), and casualties fell from 445.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,785 collisions in Broxbourne.

Collisions in 1983
280
Down 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
341
Down 23% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7226%
  • Slight20373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8324%
  • Slight25374%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 280, down 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April16 (5.7%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August18 (6.4%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October27 (9.6%)
  • November20 (7.1%)
  • December18 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (70%)
  • Wet or damp73 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (79%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (19%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)
  • Cyclist50 (15%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (11%)
  • 16 to 20106 (31%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (12%)
  • 36 to 4526 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (59%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (64%)
  • Motorcycle67 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Broxbourne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1983.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1983

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1983: 43, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1214349112
2ndB176323919
3rdA10283827
4thA1170283306
5thB1562325010
6thA1010101301
7thB11976803
8thB1945801
9thM253301
10thB1702201
11thA1051100
12thB1501101
13thB1981100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1983

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1983: 114.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1983

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1983: 145.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years