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Hart road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1981, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (426), and casualties fell from 559.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,661 collisions in Hart.

Collisions in 1981
405
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
548
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1981

3% of collisions in Hart in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious14035%
  • Slight25362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious18133%
  • Slight35364%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 405, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025140198
2024145188
2023144202
2022157204
2021148185
2020128164
2019147200
2018157219
2017157203
2016185228
2015211270
2014206261
2013183235
2012187238
2011203251
2010211278
2009194256
2008194247
2007221290
2006205262
2005243321
2004340466
2003338461
2002405588
2001399519
2000396572
1999365542
1998386584
1997400576
1996402568
1995363498
1994348461
1993342495
1992375499
1991345476
1990427587
1989435612
1988379533
1987363506
1986361486
1985374499
1984399534
1983384503
1982387535
1981405548
1980426559
1979351496

When and where crashes happen in Hart in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.2%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March38 (9.4%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June38 (9.4%)
  • July28 (6.9%)
  • August33 (8.1%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October36 (8.9%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (64%)
  • Wet or damp132 (33%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (47%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph147 (36%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (27%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20193 (35%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (66%)
  • Passenger152 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (63%)
  • Motorcycle139 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hart ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1981.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1981

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1981: 56, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305681314
2ndA3274765220
3rdB3013354427
4thA32263516
5thA3232632011
6thM3173626
7thA287162418
8thB301471005
9thB30106601
10thB30166904
11thA332402
12thB30112200
13thA3251101

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1981

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1981: 82.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1981

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1981: 99.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1981

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

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years