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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1981, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (672), and casualties fell from 870.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,652 collisions in North Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1981
644
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
835
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 1981

2.5% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious19530%
  • Slight43367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious22427%
  • Slight59471%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 644, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330441
2024314454
2023369500
2022346459
2021344441
2020306427
2019410543
2018401534
2017411554
2016412568
2015449667
2014544805
2013513778
2012480699
2011522769
2010502747
2009523776
2008580869
2007583908
2006550827
2005536808
2004625929
2003610861
2002612875
2001620877
2000592833
1999582806
1998619874
1997652930
1996696968
1995645837
1994679935
1993661938
1992688942
1991688911
1990724992
1989731959
1988802978
1987700913
1986633857
1985714978
1984704903
1983631822
1982620830
1981644835
1980672870
1979683905

When and where crashes happen in North Lincolnshire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (11%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.1%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March53 (8.2%)
  • April56 (8.7%)
  • May56 (8.7%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July65 (10%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October59 (9.2%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December50 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (63%)
  • Wet or damp203 (32%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.2%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (59%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (11%)
  • 70 mph127 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (31%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Cyclist95 (11%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20275 (33%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (66%)
  • Passenger183 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (51%)
  • Motorcycle290 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lincolnshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 125th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1981: 70, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA187096420
2ndA1594661012
3rdA10773247110
4thB14503033011
5thA1029283215
6thA152537012
7thA161203414
8thB1501151503
9thB1216131506
10thM180131815
11thB1430121404
12thB1378111105
13thA16091002
14thB120771002
15thB139871613
16thB14005701
17thB12184510
18thB14314401
19thA10843301
20thB13923701

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1981

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 1981: 324.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1981

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 1981: 163.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years