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Greenwich road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,362 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1980, and 1,720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (1,532), and casualties fell from 1,951.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1980
1,362
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,720
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
27
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1980

2% of collisions in Greenwich in 1980 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272%
  • Serious17613%
  • Slight1,15985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.6%
  • Serious19611%
  • Slight1,49787%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,362, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday235 (17%)
  • Friday213 (16%)
  • Saturday196 (14%)
  • Sunday148 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59190 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59205 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (10%)
  • February94 (6.9%)
  • March118 (8.7%)
  • April99 (7.3%)
  • May89 (6.5%)
  • June110 (8.1%)
  • July104 (7.6%)
  • August94 (6.9%)
  • September116 (8.5%)
  • October145 (11%)
  • November133 (9.8%)
  • December120 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight849 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit510 (37%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds233 (17%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,127 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry975 (72%)
  • Wet or damp377 (28%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,245 (91%)
  • 40 mph96 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (11%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3%)
  • Not recorded793 (58%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant729 (42%)
  • Pedestrian367 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist360 (21%)
  • Cyclist95 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15127 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20346 (20%)
  • 21 to 25226 (13%)
  • 26 to 35280 (16%)
  • 36 to 45149 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55119 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65103 (6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.4%)
  • Over 7545 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded131 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider869 (51%)
  • Passenger484 (28%)
  • Pedestrian367 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,428 (62%)
  • Motorcycle379 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach121 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Greenwich ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 34th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1980

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1980: 216, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206216259529
2ndA2154211323
3rdA205127153415
4thA206910209
5thA210668018
6thA207658215
7thB210586907
8thA102(M)334439
9thA211253602
10thA208242813
11thA209181802
12thA2213173302
13thA200151701
14thB213141512
15thA102111322
16thA2041111311
17thA22118900
18thA20165602
19thA22035501
20thB2094500

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years