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Haringey road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,155 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1981, and 1,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (1,150), and casualties fell from 1,432.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,155
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,395
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1981

0.7% of collisions in Haringey in 1981 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious14412%
  • Slight1,00387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious15411%
  • Slight1,23388%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,155, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (13%)
  • Wednesday134 (12%)
  • Thursday194 (17%)
  • Friday198 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (14%)
  • Sunday152 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7%)
  • February88 (7.6%)
  • March111 (9.6%)
  • April88 (7.6%)
  • May106 (9.2%)
  • June80 (6.9%)
  • July103 (8.9%)
  • August78 (6.8%)
  • September114 (9.9%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November101 (8.7%)
  • December89 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit383 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds184 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other960 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry815 (71%)
  • Wet or damp313 (27%)
  • Snow27 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,136 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded787 (68%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (43%)
  • Pedestrian339 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (17%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1080 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20249 (18%)
  • 21 to 25189 (14%)
  • 26 to 35231 (17%)
  • 36 to 45146 (10%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.1%)
  • Over 7548 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded92 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider698 (50%)
  • Passenger358 (26%)
  • Pedestrian339 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,377 (68%)
  • Motorcycle249 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach91 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Haringey ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 52nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1981

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1981: 135, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105135166016
2ndA504120141222
3rdA1011814526
4thA109749417
5thA503577605
6thA1010455005
7thA1201434616
8thA1404415
9thA103333505
10thB519283503
11thA1080253415
12thB106252906
13thB138233303
14thB152212104
15thB151182103
16thB550172206
17thB153141800
18thB137131601
19thB15061000
20thB5406803

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1981, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years