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Hackney road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,302 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1981, and 1,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (1,305), and casualties rose from 1,514.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1981
1,302
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,520
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Hackney in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious34026%
  • Slight94773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious37425%
  • Slight1,13174%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,302, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (13%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday197 (15%)
  • Thursday222 (17%)
  • Friday183 (14%)
  • Saturday200 (15%)
  • Sunday156 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (9.5%)
  • February95 (7.3%)
  • March114 (8.8%)
  • April104 (8%)
  • May109 (8.4%)
  • June102 (7.8%)
  • July123 (9.4%)
  • August109 (8.4%)
  • September131 (10%)
  • October125 (9.6%)
  • November114 (8.8%)
  • December52 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight882 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit416 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds226 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other1,070 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry925 (71%)
  • Wet or damp354 (27%)
  • Snow23 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,292 (99%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (37%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road107 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded492 (38%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (34%)
  • Pedestrian494 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant123 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant46 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10107 (7%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6%)
  • 16 to 20226 (15%)
  • 21 to 25205 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (16%)
  • 36 to 45128 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.9%)
  • Over 7538 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded178 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (41%)
  • Pedestrian494 (33%)
  • Passenger400 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,360 (64%)
  • Motorcycle257 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach146 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle54 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hackney ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 39th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1981

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1981: 255, including 2 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10255294246
2ndA107161192243
3rdA1048893019
4thA1055468214
5thA1065057015
6thA1024651220
7thA503435209
8thB1083438012
9thB113263117
10thA12002530216
11thB105222611
12thB104172001
13thA501131503
14thB111131610
15thB112131404
16thA1202121207
17thA1208121402
18thA1207111213
19thB102111705
20thA52019904

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years