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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1981, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (318), and casualties fell from 465.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1981
296
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
437
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
43% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1981

3.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1981 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.7%
  • Serious12843%
  • Slight15753%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious17941%
  • Slight24456%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 296, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February18 (6.1%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (56%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.7%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (25%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph159 (54%)
  • 70 mph52 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (19%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (16%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (61%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (64%)
  • Motorcycle70 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1981.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1981: 34, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4463460216
2ndA5243306
3rdB4098213219
4thM62132012
5thB4114203439
6thB4117121206
7thA5191204
8thA409181414
9thB41116803
10thA409741003
11thB41164501
12thB50004902
13thA4533500
14thB41023301
15thA452302
16thA381210
17thA4521100
18thM691201

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1981

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1981: 18.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1981

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1981: 78.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1981, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1981.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years