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Broxbourne road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1985, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (342), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 1985
320
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
390
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31481%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 320, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July27 (8.4%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November27 (8.4%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (68%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (79%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)
  • Cyclist47 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 20102 (26%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (62%)
  • Passenger86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (68%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1985.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1985

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1985: 52, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121526029
2ndA1170455509
3rdA104159211
4thB176212502
5thB156182003
6thM25112014
7thA1057900
8thB11974401
9thB1944402
10thA10103401
11thA1111101
12thA1701100
13thA1761101
14thB1571100
15thB1981200

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1985

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1985: 126.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1985

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1985: 159.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years