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Broxtowe road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1981, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1980 (430), and casualties fell from 562.

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

Collisions in 1981
373
Down 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
458
Down 19% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious10027%
  • Slight26471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33573%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 373, down 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday75 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.4%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March25 (6.7%)
  • April17 (4.6%)
  • May29 (7.8%)
  • June37 (9.9%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October32 (8.6%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December37 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (60%)
  • Wet or damp120 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.8%)
  • Snow12 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph280 (75%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (13%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (33%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (65%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (57%)
  • Motorcycle132 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1981.

Collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1981

The A610 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1981: 27, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610273439
2ndA52252704
3rdB6010242507
4thM1213104
5thB600203418
6thA6005151603
7thB5010141504
8thA608101101
9thA60077902
10thA609671101
11thB60037802
12thA6095503
13thA4534401
14thB60064402
15thB60094903
16thB60043411
17thB60053301
18thB64643300
19thB60082201
20thB60962301

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1981

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1981: 120.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1981

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1981: 204.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years