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Broxbourne road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1996, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1995 (242), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 1996
292
Up 21% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
376
Up 22% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1996

1% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight31183%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 292, up 21% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February32 (11%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April29 (9.9%)
  • May19 (6.5%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July28 (9.6%)
  • August17 (5.8%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December21 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (78%)
  • Wet or damp56 (19%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (74%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (66%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (64%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1996.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1996

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1996: 52, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105265211
2ndA121485916
3rdA1170476008
4thB176233403
5thB156223302
6thA10103300
7thB1983400
8thB11972401
9thA1561100
10thB1381100
11thB1461300
12thB1581100
13thB1941200
14thB1961100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1996

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1996: 110.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1996

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1996: 145.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years