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Broxtowe road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1987, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (387), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 1987
358
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
455
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1987

2% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9025%
  • Slight26173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight34776%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 358, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May22 (6.1%)
  • June23 (6.4%)
  • July29 (8.1%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November22 (6.1%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (73%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Cyclist61 (13%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (11%)
  • 16 to 20109 (24%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 7532 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (57%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (61%)
  • Motorcycle99 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1987.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1987

The A6005 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1987: 35, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60053543110
2ndA52294206
3rdA610284206
4thM1223805
5thB6464192215
6thB6003172114
7thB6006171903
8thB5010131604
9thB600131704
10thA608111605
11thB6010111113
12thA609671102
13thA60076610
14thB60046701
15thA6093500
16thB60093600
17thA60021100

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1987

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1987: 120.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1987

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1987: 191.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1987, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years