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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (372), and casualties rose from 443.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1981
340
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
447
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious11634%
  • Slight21463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29867%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 340, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday73 (21%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March29 (8.5%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June28 (8.2%)
  • July21 (6.2%)
  • August28 (8.2%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December16 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (67%)
  • Wet or damp97 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (81%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (22%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (11%)
  • 16 to 20150 (34%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (56%)
  • Passenger100 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (61%)
  • Motorcycle113 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1981.

Collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1981

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981: 31, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4443141111
2ndB4113263209
3rdB4112253206
4thB4102222707
5thB4114193816
6thA47182115
7thB40297903
8thM671312
9thA561103
10thB41092301
11thB41111300
12thM691101

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1981

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981: 177.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1981

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981: 124.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1981.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years