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Broxtowe road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1979, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,484 collisions in Broxtowe.

Collisions in 1979
376
Casualties in 1979
493
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious11831%
  • Slight25167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious12726%
  • Slight35973%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 376.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025169225
2024156181
2023137163
2022134159
2021151180
2020145176
2019162212
2018177237
2017186233
2016218295
2015223282
2014264324
2013229322
2012261348
2011247354
2010235320
2009278371
2008271367
2007350477
2006300382
2005299413
2004320436
2003328465
2002312433
2001397538
2000416593
1999352501
1998396561
1997401567
1996401523
1995316430
1994374508
1993326455
1992366470
1991401492
1990469592
1989414547
1988375466
1987358455
1986387492
1985431544
1984396510
1983377464
1982400502
1981373458
1980430562
1979376493

When and where crashes happen in Broxtowe in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (10%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.6%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August20 (5.3%)
  • September27 (7.2%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (61%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow12 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (78%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (17%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (59%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (54%)
  • Motorcycle141 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Broxtowe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxtowe ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1979.

Collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1979

The A52 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1979: 34, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA523440210
2ndB6010293704
3rdA6102744210
4thM1244809
5thA60052331010
6thB6003161807
7thB600121306
8thB6464121305
9thB6006111304
10thA60079911
11thA60881001
12thA609681102
13thA4536803
14thA6096802
15thB50106703
16thA6062301
17thB60052301
18thA60031101
19thA60651100
20thA61301100

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1979

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1979: 150.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1979

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1979: 225.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years