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Broxbourne road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1998, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (278), and casualties fell from 365.

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

Collisions in 1998
289
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
357
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1998

1% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight30285%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 289, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (19%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February21 (7.3%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May22 (7.6%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August26 (9%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December24 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph190 (66%)
  • 40 mph50 (17%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (19%)
  • Roundabout50 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (70%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (24%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (66%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (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 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1998.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1998

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1998: 65, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA106584012
2ndA121273304
3rdB176252804
4thA1170242903
5thB156233013
6thB19881101
7thA10106610
8thB15761303
9thB1943401
10thB11972300
11thA1981110
12thA401100
13thM251100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1998

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 1998: 95.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1998

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1998: 146.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1998, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years