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Havering road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,254 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1981, and 1,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (1,302), and casualties fell from 1,685.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,254
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,646
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Havering in 1981 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious16913%
  • Slight1,07185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious19212%
  • Slight1,43987%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,254, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (14%)
  • Wednesday157 (13%)
  • Thursday156 (12%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday206 (16%)
  • Sunday158 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59158 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.5%)
  • February111 (8.9%)
  • March135 (11%)
  • April84 (6.7%)
  • May97 (7.7%)
  • June92 (7.3%)
  • July122 (9.7%)
  • August93 (7.4%)
  • September110 (8.8%)
  • October122 (9.7%)
  • November109 (8.7%)
  • December85 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight859 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit365 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds211 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Other1,019 (81%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry851 (68%)
  • Wet or damp359 (29%)
  • Snow43 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph936 (75%)
  • 40 mph146 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph77 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway262 (21%)
  • Single carriageway195 (16%)
  • Roundabout89 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded698 (56%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant882 (54%)
  • Pedestrian247 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (14%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15143 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20414 (25%)
  • 21 to 25196 (12%)
  • 26 to 35217 (13%)
  • 36 to 45136 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55134 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.7%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded90 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider902 (55%)
  • Passenger497 (30%)
  • Pedestrian247 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (69%)
  • Motorcycle230 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach113 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1981

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1981 in Havering

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 43rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1981: 120, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12120184113
2ndA12495112011
3rdA1257595014
4thA118698706
5thA127609149
6thA13487529
7thB174343613
8thB175192503
9thB187172205
10thB1459131502
11thB186122213
12thB1421101001
13thB133591002
14thA1627702
15thA12200
16thA11121100
17thA1231100
18thB1781100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1981

Islington had the most collisions of any town in Havering in 1981: 3.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1981

CM16, DA2 and EN9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1981, with 3 each.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1981, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years