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Ashfield road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1981, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1980 (370), and casualties rose from 475.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1981
452
Up 22% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
587
Up 24% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1981

2% of collisions in Ashfield in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious13430%
  • Slight30968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious14625%
  • Slight43274%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 452, up 22% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.4%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March41 (9.1%)
  • April43 (9.5%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November35 (7.7%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (59%)
  • Wet or damp142 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Snow19 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (78%)
  • 40 mph36 (8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20178 (30%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (59%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (56%)
  • Motorcycle167 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1981.

Collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1981

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1981: 51, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6115166216
2ndA384264212
3rdB6020202406
4thB6018192608
5thB6009162108
6thB6021151916
7thB6026151716
8thB6014141907
9thB600132314
10thM1121502
11thA607581001
12thB60287804
13thA60861003
14thB60226701
15thB60235702
16thB60164601
17thA6152200
18thB60272300
19thA601200
20thA60111201

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1981

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1981: 142.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1981

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1981: 271.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years