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Eastleigh road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1981, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (398), and casualties fell from 503.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1981
392
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
500
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious12632%
  • Slight25966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious16232%
  • Slight32966%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 392, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April33 (8.4%)
  • May39 (9.9%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August27 (6.9%)
  • September38 (9.7%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (68%)
  • Wet or damp119 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (65%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 60 mph74 (19%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (32%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (34%)
  • 21 to 2584 (17%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (64%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (61%)
  • Motorcycle160 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1981.

Collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1981

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1981: 61, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3356183022
2ndA27314219
3rdB30373142111
4thA3342126010
5thA3051152216
6thA33152120
7thB3397141807
8thB3035111914
9thB3043101103
10thB30339904
11thA302541101
12thA30243801
13thA3552200
14thB30831101

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1981

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 145.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1981

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1981: 171.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years