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Broxtowe road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1985, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1984 (396), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 1985
431
Up 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
544
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight31172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious13024%
  • Slight40574%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 431, up 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.6%)
  • February36 (8.4%)
  • March40 (9.3%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July41 (9.5%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October31 (7.2%)
  • November54 (13%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (61%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (66%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (7%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (24%)
  • Cyclist93 (17%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (10%)
  • 16 to 20147 (27%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 3575 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (64%)
  • Passenger124 (23%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (57%)
  • Motorcycle137 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1985.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1985

The A6005 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1985: 44, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005445028
2ndA52414727
3rdM1345806
4thA610254016
5thB6464212312
6thA608192104
7thB600182308
8thB6003182006
9thB6006151804
10thA609121917
11thA6007101705
12thB5010101101
13thA609691103
14thB600491312
15thB601091104
16thA64642201
17thA4531100
18thB60091400
19thB60931301

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1985

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1985: 166.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1985

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1985: 265.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years