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East Hampshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1981, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1980 (443), and casualties fell from 604.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,511 collisions in East Hampshire.

Collisions in 1981
389
Down 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
556
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
39% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1981

2.3% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious15039%
  • Slight23059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious19335%
  • Slight35363%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 389, down 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201244
2024200248
2023220291
2022209276
2021190241
2020161201
2019220281
2018221284
2017247345
2016260355
2015234304
2014248316
2013238286
2012245321
2011262355
2010280361
2009253321
2008278385
2007316441
2006281380
2005318416
2004322436
2003365521
2002426597
2001436607
2000394535
1999425611
1998442605
1997491707
1996441673
1995486681
1994467670
1993406582
1992452635
1991445593
1990492705
1989493692
1988481670
1987435617
1986455633
1985479668
1984466648
1983426593
1982420589
1981389556
1980443604
1979452675

When and where crashes happen in East Hampshire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March24 (6.2%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August31 (8%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (32%)
  • 40 mph35 (9%)
  • 60 mph174 (45%)
  • 70 mph54 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20185 (33%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (60%)
  • Passenger179 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (61%)
  • Motorcycle144 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hampshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1981.

Collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1981: 54, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35486317
2ndA3254062114
3rdA312941014
4thA339283307
5thB3002243217
6thA321929112
7thB3004172509
8thB3006121716
9thA272111403
10thB21314902
11thB21464801
12thB21493702
13thA3(M)2401
14thB21481201

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1981

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1981: 41.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1981

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1981: 126.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1981

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

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years