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Blaby road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1981, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (310), and casualties fell from 432.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1981
311
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
425
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Blaby in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8126%
  • Slight22171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious9823%
  • Slight31674%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1981 is highlighted, with 311, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March43 (14%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August18 (5.8%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October22 (7.1%)
  • November19 (6.1%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (55%)
  • Wet or damp126 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (49%)
  • 40 mph28 (9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph75 (24%)
  • 70 mph43 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20125 (29%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (63%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (62%)
  • Motorcycle104 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1981.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1981

The A426 and B4114 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1981, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426243825
2ndB4114243417
3rdA47192613
4thB5418161804
5thA5096152106
6thA46122116
7thM1111601
8thB5380101104
9thB58281200
10thA5071103
11thB5817901
12thM696702
13thB40695610
14thA521010
15thA50702301

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1981

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1981: 90.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1981

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1981: 90.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years