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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (311), and casualties fell from 405.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1981
310
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
395
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious10025%
  • Slight28672%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 310, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April23 (7.4%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June19 (6.1%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (58%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (60%)
  • Wet or damp109 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph88 (28%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20155 (39%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3534 (8.6%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5519 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (65%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (57%)
  • Motorcycle107 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1981.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1981

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981: 49, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47496219
2ndA4473546011
3rdA5070141903
4thA444121703
5thA50121305
6thM1111512
7thB581101501
8thA591212
9thB58281112
10thB41165601
11thB5855604
12thB5784500
13thB53803402
14thB54023300
15thB5913312
16thB5872200
17thM692200
18thB53251100
19thB53641100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1981

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981: 108.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1981

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981: 127.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years