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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (89), and casualties fell from 146.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1981
82
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
126
Down 14% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981 were fatal and 50% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.7%
  • Serious4150%
  • Slight3846%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious4939%
  • Slight7459%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 82, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (13%)
  • Tuesday11 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.8%)
  • Thursday12 (15%)
  • Friday15 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (20%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (13%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (3.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (9.8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.5%)
  • February10 (12%)
  • March3 (3.7%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May4 (4.9%)
  • June7 (8.5%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August5 (6.1%)
  • September6 (7.3%)
  • October6 (7.3%)
  • November9 (11%)
  • December7 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight43 (52%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (7.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (48%)
  • Wet or damp34 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (7.3%)
  • Snow3 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph17 (21%)
  • 60 mph62 (76%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (58%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (29%)
  • 21 to 2521 (17%)
  • 26 to 3519 (15%)
  • 36 to 4511 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 558 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 655 (4%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.2%)
  • Over 752 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (50%)
  • Passenger47 (37%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (69%)
  • Motorcycle10 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.5%)
  • Minibus3 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1981 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1981.

Collisions
348th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1981

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981: 17, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857172319
2ndA859162717
3rdA866101215
4thA86571003
5thA8584401
6thA8353503
7thA8373502
8thA8882301
9thA8321100
10thB8881101
11thB8951101

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1981

Stornoway had 11 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1981

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981: 40.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years