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Gedling road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1981, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1980 (389), and casualties fell from 490.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1981
343
Down 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
441
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Gedling in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious10932%
  • Slight23067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11526%
  • Slight32273%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 343, down 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (19%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.9%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March43 (13%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July22 (6.4%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September30 (8.7%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November29 (8.5%)
  • December20 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph263 (77%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (10%)
  • 16 to 20122 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (12%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (57%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (59%)
  • Motorcycle125 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1981.

Collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1981

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1981: 41, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604148013
2ndA612293614
3rdB684263207
4thA614164207
5thB600471001
6thB60114402
7thB6863301
8thB63862302
9thA6111100
10thA6171300

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1981

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1981: 123.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1981

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1981: 131.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years