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Broxbourne road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1989, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988, and casualties fell from 484.

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

Collisions in 1989
359
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
453
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight37483%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 359, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (10%)
  • Thursday68 (19%)
  • Friday78 (22%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.7%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May35 (9.7%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August21 (5.8%)
  • September34 (9.5%)
  • October24 (6.7%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (68%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph61 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (31%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (59%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20102 (23%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Broxbourne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1989.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1989

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1989: 75, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1075108214
2ndA1215056112
3rdB156324107
4thA1170273507
5thB176232501
6thM25193002
7thA10103400
8thB1983320
9thA1052200
10thB11972200
11thB1941110

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1989

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1989: 135.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1989

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1989: 185.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years