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Broxbourne road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1986, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (320), and casualties fell from 390.

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

Collisions in 1986
303
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
373
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1986 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight25484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight31885%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 303, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March16 (5.3%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July17 (5.6%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November28 (9.2%)
  • December39 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (56%)
  • Wet or damp123 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (71%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (25%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (52%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (23%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (56%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (68%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Broxbourne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1986.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1986

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1986: 52, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10526624
2ndA121344106
3rdA1170273311
4thB176263306
5thB156222701
6thM25172401
7thA105152102
8thB11974400
9thB1213302
10thB1943310
11thA10102202
12thB1981101

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1986

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1986: 124.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1986

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1986: 162.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1986, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years