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Lancaster road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1981, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (552), and casualties fell from 695.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1981
529
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
690
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1981

3% of collisions in Lancaster in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious13025%
  • Slight38372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.8%
  • Serious15222%
  • Slight51975%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 529, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February27 (5.1%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October40 (7.6%)
  • November46 (8.7%)
  • December29 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (58%)
  • Wet or damp203 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph338 (64%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph114 (22%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (25%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20233 (34%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (6.2%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (7.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (53%)
  • Passenger202 (29%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (57%)
  • Motorcycle171 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 174th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1981: 88, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA688107215
2ndA5895870114
3rdM6325625
4thB5321303717
5thA683264136
6thA5105172214
7thB5273111201
8thA58891510
9thB625481404
10thB64806802
11thA654601
12thB52742201
13thA5831100
14thA60701100
15thB52721101
16thB52751101

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1981

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 152.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1981

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1981: 187.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1981

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

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years