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Broxtowe road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1988, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (358), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 1988
375
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
466
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1988

0.3% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight29378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight37580%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 375, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday75 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.9%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March36 (9.6%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May31 (8.3%)
  • June18 (4.8%)
  • July36 (9.6%)
  • August36 (9.6%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December21 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (65%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (73%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph45 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (16%)
  • Roundabout44 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (22%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7536 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (61%)
  • Passenger106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (65%)
  • Motorcycle87 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1988.

Collisions
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1988

The A52 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1988: 42, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA524246010
2ndA610304005
3rdB6003252909
4thA6005242806
5thM1212801
6thB5010202804
7thB6464181802
8thB6010172006
9thA608162502
10thB6006101103
11thA60981404
12thA60077700
13thB60071512
14thB60047701
15thB60095503
16thA609631002
17thA60022201
18thB1621100
19thB60331101

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1988

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1988: 123.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1988

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1988: 221.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years