John Albert Broadbridge
Sergeant

John Albert Broadbridge

Durham Constabulary — Durham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1973
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a police van which was in a head on collision with a car.

Killed when the police van in which he was travelling was involved in a head-on collision with a car.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Broadbridge served with the Durham Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Broadbridge.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Durham Constabulary
Location Durham, ENG
Platform Identity dco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1973
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant John Albert Broadbridge is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Durham Constabulary, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Durham Constabulary
6
of 9 officers
66.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Albert Broadbridge's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Albert Broadbridge Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Albert Broadbridge is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897