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Broxbourne road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1988, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1987 (320), and casualties rose from 397.

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

Collisions in 1988
359
Up 12% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
484
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39582%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 359, up 12% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April19 (5.3%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July33 (9.2%)
  • August34 (9.5%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December18 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (72%)
  • Wet or damp95 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (68%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph65 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (31%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (58%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20118 (24%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (58%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (70%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1988.

Collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1988

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1988: 57, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105785213
2ndA1170424818
3rdM25406912
4thA121394818
5thB176343906
6thB156283302
7thB19471003
8thA10103402
9thA1053300
10thB1983802
11thB11972301
12thB1571100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1988

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1988: 119.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1988

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1988: 175.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years