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Charnwood road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1981, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (534), and casualties fell from 677.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1981
514
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
672
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Charnwood in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious16031%
  • Slight33866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious18728%
  • Slight46769%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 514, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (11%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8%)
  • February29 (5.6%)
  • March46 (8.9%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June38 (7.4%)
  • July43 (8.4%)
  • August48 (9.3%)
  • September46 (8.9%)
  • October51 (9.9%)
  • November49 (9.5%)
  • December47 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (61%)
  • Wet or damp171 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (60%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (25%)
  • 70 mph31 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (27%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist78 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8%)
  • 16 to 20235 (35%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (63%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (59%)
  • Motorcycle181 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1981.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1981: 87, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA687111229
2ndA6073651114
3rdB53283240013
4thA46263346
5thA512212605
6thB5350182513
7thB675131414
8thB5330122304
9thB588111303
10thB674111302
11thA6091002
12thB532791014
13thB67691605
14thA60047811
15thM171713
16thB53516800
17thB5914501
18thB66704501
19thB53243301
20thA60062300

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1981

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1981: 136.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1981

LE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1981: 152.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years