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Broxtowe road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1980, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1979 (376), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 1980
430
Up 14% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
562
Up 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight31573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious11921%
  • Slight43778%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 430, up 14% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April26 (6%)
  • May41 (9.5%)
  • June40 (9.3%)
  • July41 (9.5%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November40 (9.3%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (61%)
  • Wet or damp158 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph326 (76%)
  • 40 mph44 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (12%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20175 (31%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (61%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (56%)
  • Motorcycle159 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Broxtowe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxtowe ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1980.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1980

The A52 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1980: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52425417
2ndA6005293715
3rdB6010273408
4thA610212705
5thB5010212507
6thM1213904
7thA609162115
8thB6003132003
9thB6464111100
10thA60891605
11thB6006901
12thB60046603
13thA60075702
14thA60965902
15thB60064401
16thB60053401
17thB60093400
18thA4532200
19thB60072301
20thA60061100

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1980

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1980: 180.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1980

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1980: 290.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years