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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1981, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (399), and casualties rose from 503.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1981
381
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
534
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1981

4.2% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious11430%
  • Slight25166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious14126%
  • Slight37771%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1981 is highlighted, with 381, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May35 (9.2%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September37 (9.7%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November35 (9.2%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (57%)
  • Wet or damp136 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow13 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (49%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph141 (37%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 20198 (37%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5526 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (63%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (57%)
  • Motorcycle153 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1981.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1981

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1981: 46, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4534682419
2ndA50405429
3rdA6293927
4thB585252705
5thM1213112
6thA447192906
7thB586173034
8thB6540172725
9thB587131703
10thB591111602
11thB5002101305
12thB500381313
13thA51271114
14thB54015702
15thB53264802
16thB53294402
17thB50063401
18thB53503402
19thB50041100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1981

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1981: 42.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1981

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1981: 161.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years