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Broxbourne road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1987, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (303), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 1987
320
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
397
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight32081%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 320, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (19%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February19 (5.9%)
  • March30 (9.4%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June24 (7.5%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August26 (8.1%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (64%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (70%)
  • 40 mph42 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (25%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (17%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20121 (30%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (63%)
  • Passenger94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1987.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1987

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1987: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121566207
2ndA10536929
3rdA1170334216
4thB176212423
5thB156202505
6thM25182001
7thA105121202
8thB1947812
9thB11976702
10thB1983501
11thA1561100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1987

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1987: 106.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1987

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1987: 167.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years