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Leicester road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,300 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1981, and 1,562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 306 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (1,313), and casualties fell from 1,621.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1981
1,300
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,562
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
306
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Leicester in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious30624%
  • Slight97975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious33722%
  • Slight1,21077%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,300, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (13%)
  • Wednesday196 (15%)
  • Thursday189 (15%)
  • Friday245 (19%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59165 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59331 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (8.5%)
  • February107 (8.2%)
  • March101 (7.8%)
  • April104 (8%)
  • May120 (9.2%)
  • June105 (8.1%)
  • July91 (7%)
  • August104 (8%)
  • September130 (10%)
  • October139 (11%)
  • November120 (9.2%)
  • December69 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight924 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,050 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry802 (62%)
  • Wet or damp462 (36%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,204 (93%)
  • 40 mph82 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway959 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway221 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (32%)
  • Pedestrian440 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (24%)
  • Cyclist150 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10129 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20420 (27%)
  • 21 to 25212 (14%)
  • 26 to 35228 (15%)
  • 36 to 45132 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5598 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.9%)
  • Over 7535 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider813 (52%)
  • Pedestrian440 (28%)
  • Passenger309 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,314 (61%)
  • Motorcycle393 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 40th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1981

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1981: 115, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50115148321
2ndA6106124228
3rdA4698127222
4thA478299123
5thA51255365015
6thA426486129
7thA60304350110
8thA5131365107
9thB5366354317
10thB667192505
11thB6416161703
12thB5418131601
13thB532791304
14thB5685501

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1981

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 1,247.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1981

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1981: 384.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1981

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

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years