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Greenwich road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,436 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1981, and 1,759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (1,362), and casualties rose from 1,720.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,436
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,759
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1981

1% of collisions in Greenwich in 1981 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious23516%
  • Slight1,18683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious25615%
  • Slight1,48785%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,436, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (13%)
  • Tuesday221 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday196 (14%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday208 (14%)
  • Sunday178 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (7.6%)
  • February117 (8.1%)
  • March137 (9.5%)
  • April106 (7.4%)
  • May133 (9.3%)
  • June128 (8.9%)
  • July126 (8.8%)
  • August95 (6.6%)
  • September144 (10%)
  • October137 (9.5%)
  • November103 (7.2%)
  • December101 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight996 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit438 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds210 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,211 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,078 (75%)
  • Wet or damp330 (23%)
  • Snow28 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,310 (91%)
  • 40 mph102 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (12%)
  • Roundabout59 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded813 (57%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (41%)
  • Pedestrian384 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist380 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist88 (5%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15150 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20353 (20%)
  • 21 to 25215 (12%)
  • 26 to 35283 (16%)
  • 36 to 45172 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55134 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65117 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded112 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider908 (52%)
  • Passenger467 (27%)
  • Pedestrian384 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,619 (65%)
  • Motorcycle394 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach124 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Greenwich ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 30th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1981

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1981: 243, including 3 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206243295344
2ndA2147187426
3rdA205108134122
4thA2080101013
5thB2107086112
6thA2105973012
7thA207586917
8thA208364614
9thA102(M)273812
10thA2213263207
11thA200242804
12thA211152103
13thA2211152305
14thB213131412
15thA102121510
16thA209111400
17thB212101101
18thA204191102
19thB221491100
20thA20164700

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years