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North East Lincolnshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1981, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (689), and casualties rose from 861.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,450 collisions in North East Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1981
703
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
912
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Lincolnshire in 1981

2% of collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 20% in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious18727%
  • Slight50271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious22324%
  • Slight67474%

North East Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 812 in 1985. 1981 is highlighted, with 703, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025323390
2024357448
2023337404
2022326401
2021325404
2020305370
2019426520
2018403506
2017432535
2016400536
2015435575
2014516729
2013457659
2012509771
2011506756
2010446634
2009536849
2008529879
2007531807
2006599894
2005488682
2004571771
2003634846
2002717911
2001668864
2000736938
1999658883
1998702940
1997687871
1996648812
1995715908
1994678869
1993592728
1992722910
1991678842
1990772921
1989780967
1988744909
1987710860
1986809995
19858121,007
1984790965
1983659786
1982738890
1981703912
1980689861
1979652819

When and where crashes happen in North East Lincolnshire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (17%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.1%)
  • February40 (5.7%)
  • March51 (7.3%)
  • April56 (8%)
  • May65 (9.2%)
  • June63 (9%)
  • July63 (9%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October60 (8.5%)
  • November67 (9.5%)
  • December62 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (66%)
  • Wet or damp195 (28%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.3%)
  • Snow18 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph591 (84%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (11%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway634 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist252 (28%)
  • Pedestrian169 (19%)
  • Cyclist146 (16%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1080 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1598 (11%)
  • 16 to 20283 (31%)
  • 21 to 25101 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (10%)
  • 36 to 4561 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (58%)
  • Passenger213 (23%)
  • Pedestrian169 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (55%)
  • Motorcycle269 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Lincolnshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North East Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North East Lincolnshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Lincolnshire had the 111th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North East Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A18 had the most collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1981: 68, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Lincolnshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186887419
2ndA10986480219
3rdA165471011
4thA1136537729
5thB12032641011
6thA10312432012
7thB1213223604
8thB1444101102
9thB121071412
10thB14317702
11thB13746600
12thB12124500
13thB12154402
14thB12194502
15thA11733501
16thB12143401

Towns in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 1981

Grimsby had the most collisions of any town in North East Lincolnshire in 1981: 396.

Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 1981

DN32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Lincolnshire in 1981: 160.

Latest crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

North East Lincolnshire road accidents in other years