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Redditch road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1984, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (193), and casualties were unchanged.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1984
200
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
245
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1984

2% of collisions in Redditch in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious6332%
  • Slight13367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6727%
  • Slight17471%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 200, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (22%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday37 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.5%)
  • February18 (9%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April13 (6.5%)
  • May13 (6.5%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July19 (9.5%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September8 (4%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December15 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (64%)
  • Wet or damp66 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph122 (61%)
  • 40 mph36 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph22 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (27%)
  • Cyclist35 (14%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (32%)
  • 21 to 2551 (21%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 656 (2.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (70%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (61%)
  • Motorcycle61 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1984.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1984

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1984: 24, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441242707
2ndA448101314
3rdA402381306
4thA41896704
5thB41846803
6thB40904411
7thB44974402
8thB40922200
9thB41012300
10thB40961100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1984

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 128.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1984

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1984: 120.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1984.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years