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Mansfield road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1981, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (473), and casualties rose from 593.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,887 collisions in Mansfield.

Collisions in 1981
466
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
631
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Mansfield in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious13329%
  • Slight32169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious15124%
  • Slight46774%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 466, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170199
2024154181
2023180213
2022157191
2021141169
2020152182
2019192258
2018212276
2017221288
2016237307
2015252323
2014271346
2013221302
2012248311
2011269351
2010254343
2009296424
2008368495
2007329436
2006363478
2005381517
2004353468
2003337447
2002316416
2001344473
2000374524
1999369534
1998392581
1997329455
1996407595
1995386533
1994378497
1993372479
1992376477
1991439564
1990480630
1989521662
1988455611
1987441535
1986430560
1985455590
1984503627
1983507677
1982496663
1981466631
1980473593
1979420553

When and where crashes happen in Mansfield in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.2%)
  • February38 (8.2%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April40 (8.6%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June31 (6.7%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August35 (7.5%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October58 (12%)
  • November32 (6.9%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (60%)
  • Wet or damp155 (33%)
  • Snow16 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (71%)
  • 40 mph81 (17%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (23%)
  • Pedestrian115 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20174 (28%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (54%)
  • Passenger177 (28%)
  • Pedestrian115 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (60%)
  • Motorcycle151 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1981.

Collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1981

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1981: 89, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6089124323
2ndA6177199315
3rdA60753048210
4thA38151904
5thB6030151905
6thB603381112
7thB60316700
8thB60356702
9thA60093301
10thB60202200
11thB60292400
12thB64072201
13thA6111200
14thA6151100
15thB60141100

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1981

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1981: 289.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1981

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1981: 230.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years