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Ealing road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,758 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1981, and 2,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (1,696), and casualties rose from 2,111.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1981
1,758
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
2,208
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Ealing in 1981 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious19911%
  • Slight1,53988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious2149.7%
  • Slight1,97189%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,758, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday257 (15%)
  • Tuesday226 (13%)
  • Wednesday237 (13%)
  • Thursday291 (17%)
  • Friday293 (17%)
  • Saturday252 (14%)
  • Sunday202 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59285 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59412 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59326 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59242 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January132 (7.5%)
  • February119 (6.8%)
  • March165 (9.4%)
  • April136 (7.7%)
  • May168 (9.6%)
  • June144 (8.2%)
  • July158 (9%)
  • August131 (7.5%)
  • September172 (9.8%)
  • October163 (9.3%)
  • November161 (9.2%)
  • December109 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,153 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit600 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds321 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Other1,419 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,221 (69%)
  • Wet or damp513 (29%)
  • Snow24 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,477 (84%)
  • 40 mph220 (13%)
  • 50 mph48 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway252 (14%)
  • Roundabout64 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded966 (55%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,025 (46%)
  • Pedestrian483 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (17%)
  • Cyclist152 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10102 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15126 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20442 (20%)
  • 21 to 25311 (14%)
  • 26 to 35347 (16%)
  • 36 to 45228 (10%)
  • 46 to 55157 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65137 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7577 (3.5%)
  • Over 7531 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded181 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,132 (51%)
  • Passenger593 (27%)
  • Pedestrian483 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,164 (68%)
  • Motorcycle390 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes199 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach118 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle55 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ealing ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 18th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1981

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1981: 355, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020355447540
2ndA40198257625
3rdB45597124114
4thA412784118011
5thA312729215
6thA4066893211
7thA3005668316
8thA4000465207
9thB452455409
10thA3001323911
11thA3002252703
12thA4090233201
13thB4491222715
14thA4005121900
15thB4908800
16thA4555702
17thB4095500
18thB4915501
19thB4544401
20thA4522200

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years