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Broxtowe road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Broxtowe in 1997, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996, and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1997
401
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
567
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxtowe in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Broxtowe in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Broxtowe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight30676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight45380%

Broxtowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxtowe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 469 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 401, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March20 (5%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (63%)
  • Wet or damp137 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (65%)
  • 40 mph36 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph70 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (17%)
  • Roundabout58 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxtowe in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (61%)
  • Cyclist71 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (62%)
  • Passenger150 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxtowe in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Broxtowe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Broxtowe ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxtowe had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1997.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Broxtowe with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in Broxtowe in 1997: 48, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxtowe, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14890114
2ndA52385106
3rdA6005354706
4thA610314354
5thA608243015
6thB600203406
7thB6464172104
8thB6003161905
9thA6002152703
10thB5010131601
11thB600691101
12thA60981402
13thB60107900
14thA60075700
15thA609651001
16thB60043300

Towns in Broxtowe: crashes in 1997

Beeston, Broxtowe had the most collisions of any town in Broxtowe in 1997: 118.

Postcode districts in Broxtowe: crashes in 1997

NG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxtowe in 1997: 214.

Latest crashes in Broxtowe in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxtowe in 1997, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Broxtowe road accidents in other years