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Haringey road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,150 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1980, and 1,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (1,183), and casualties fell from 1,449.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1980
1,150
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,432
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Haringey in 1980 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious18216%
  • Slight95483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious19714%
  • Slight1,22185%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,150, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (12%)
  • Thursday163 (14%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (15%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59170 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (9%)
  • February100 (8.7%)
  • March96 (8.3%)
  • April94 (8.2%)
  • May101 (8.8%)
  • June92 (8%)
  • July92 (8%)
  • August85 (7.4%)
  • September105 (9.1%)
  • October94 (8.2%)
  • November105 (9.1%)
  • December83 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight757 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds179 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other965 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry834 (73%)
  • Wet or damp306 (27%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,131 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded785 (68%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (42%)
  • Pedestrian395 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (6%)
  • Cyclist66 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1085 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20237 (17%)
  • 21 to 25218 (15%)
  • 26 to 35217 (15%)
  • 36 to 45135 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded91 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (44%)
  • Passenger400 (28%)
  • Pedestrian395 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,269 (65%)
  • Motorcycle237 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach117 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Haringey ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 58th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1980

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1980: 146, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105146175219
2ndA504122153022
3rdA10114135015
4thA1097598314
5thA503526307
6thA14567111
7thA1010364619
8thA103334407
9thB519324006
10thA1201283505
11thA1080253303
12thB550253112
13thB138243101
14thB106212304
15thB152212203
16thB153171911
17thB151111401
18thB13791103
19thA2014600
20thB1504611

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years