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Havering road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,302 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1980, and 1,685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (1,255), and casualties rose from 1,635.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1980
1,302
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,685
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
24
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Havering in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious18214%
  • Slight1,09684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious21012%
  • Slight1,45186%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,302, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (14%)
  • Friday236 (18%)
  • Saturday192 (15%)
  • Sunday142 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.4%)
  • February124 (9.5%)
  • March109 (8.4%)
  • April109 (8.4%)
  • May108 (8.3%)
  • June99 (7.6%)
  • July125 (9.6%)
  • August97 (7.5%)
  • September100 (7.7%)
  • October126 (9.7%)
  • November96 (7.4%)
  • December100 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight889 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit385 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds216 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other1,074 (82%)

Road surface

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

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,038 (80%)
  • 40 mph110 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph94 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (12%)
  • Roundabout95 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded792 (61%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (50%)
  • Pedestrian282 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist247 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant124 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist114 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15134 (8%)
  • 16 to 20394 (23%)
  • 21 to 25181 (11%)
  • 26 to 35248 (15%)
  • 36 to 45125 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4%)
  • Over 7544 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded114 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider910 (54%)
  • Passenger493 (29%)
  • Pedestrian282 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,526 (67%)
  • Motorcycle263 (11%)
  • Bus or coach137 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1980

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1980 in Havering

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  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 41st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1980

The A124 had the most collisions in Havering in 1980: 116, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124116145020
2ndA12105146215
3rdA1189410728
4thA125597938
5thA127467115
6thA13435714
7thB174404707
8thB187274306
9thB175232913
10thB1421222711
11thA162161901
12thB133591001
13thB14598900
14thB1867801
15thA1743301
16thA1522500
17thA111100
18thA11121100
19thA221400
20thB1091100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1980

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Havering in 1980: 6.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1980

TW16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1980: 6.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years