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Pendle road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1981, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (369), and casualties fell from 455.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,676 collisions in Pendle.

Collisions in 1981
344
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
422
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Pendle in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious8124%
  • Slight25374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious9322%
  • Slight31976%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 344, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134183
2024143206
2023143180
2022117174
2021137181
2020126176
2019149183
2018202275
2017157199
2016180235
2015172262
2014182268
2013160235
2012196264
2011199295
2010203311
2009192282
2008270393
2007263368
2006273418
2005349504
2004318457
2003311434
2002309440
2001323449
2000251363
1999261374
1998298432
1997317431
1996269371
1995298428
1994266381
1993279382
1992294381
1991309402
1990298356
1989294374
1988278345
1987257320
1986295360
1985286352
1984271329
1983298369
1982338425
1981344422
1980369455
1979298372

When and where crashes happen in Pendle in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May33 (9.6%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July20 (5.8%)
  • August43 (13%)
  • September18 (5.2%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December16 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (53%)
  • Wet or damp146 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (83%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (37%)
  • Pedestrian114 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (18%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (26%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (49%)
  • Pedestrian114 (27%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (60%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1981.

Collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1981

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1981: 103, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56103124327
2ndA682293928
3rdA6068243426
4thB6251131803
5thB625091001
6thB62527903
7thB62496603
8thA595701
9thB62475702
10thB63835512
11thB62483402
12thA61101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1981

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1981: 129.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1981

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1981: 180.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years