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Charnwood road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1982, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (514), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 1982
503
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
663
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
22
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1982

4.4% of collisions in Charnwood in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.4%
  • Serious14930%
  • Slight33266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious18027%
  • Slight46069%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 503, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7%)
  • February38 (7.6%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July37 (7.4%)
  • August46 (9.1%)
  • September41 (8.2%)
  • October36 (7.2%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December47 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (56%)
  • Wet or damp199 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph318 (63%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (21%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20235 (35%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (61%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (57%)
  • Motorcycle185 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1982.

Collisions
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1982: 72, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67292223
2ndA512364527
3rdA6073139116
4thB53282539210
5thA46233957
6thA6004172105
7thB5350151504
8thB5330142106
9thB5327121704
10thM1101902
11thB67491313
12thA6081003
13thB5888903
14thB67571012
15thB67671013
16thA60066711
17thB5895501
18thB66704500
19thB53513300
20thB5913300

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1982

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1982: 160.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1982

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1982: 165.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1982, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years