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Halton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1981, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (386), and casualties rose from 468.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,670 collisions in Halton.

Collisions in 1981
392
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
505
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Halton in 1981 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight30177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight39177%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 392, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025130164
2024123163
2023158195
2022157188
2021148176
2020149181
2019190249
2018194230
2017241303
2016257353
2015224304
2014279376
2013267347
2012278377
2011278422
2010303464
2009291415
2008326494
2007370521
2006377543
2005394590
2004432629
2003410614
2002443669
2001500708
2000558842
1999500813
1998493797
1997512765
1996569893
1995505719
1994490745
1993471629
1992399520
1991405543
1990432561
1989475582
1988433579
1987381485
1986414530
1985382477
1984392519
1983371461
1982363428
1981392505
1980386468
1979428543

When and where crashes happen in Halton in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April41 (10%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July31 (7.9%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December25 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (59%)
  • Wet or damp147 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph269 (69%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (27%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (55%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (56%)
  • Motorcycle112 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

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

Collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1981

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1981: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533354708
2ndB5178273417
3rdA568262915
4thA562212624
5thB5155182602
6thM56122512
7thA557111602
8thA50808902
9thA55871101
10thA563601
11thA5692201
12thA51261100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1981

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1981: 159.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1981

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1981: 192.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years