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Redbridge road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,328 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1979, and 1,753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1979
1,328
Casualties in 1979
1,753
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Redbridge in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious20415%
  • Slight1,10783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious24014%
  • Slight1,49585%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,328.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (12%)
  • Tuesday179 (13%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday186 (14%)
  • Friday210 (16%)
  • Saturday214 (16%)
  • Sunday163 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59184 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (6.9%)
  • February116 (8.7%)
  • March106 (8%)
  • April91 (6.9%)
  • May113 (8.5%)
  • June95 (7.2%)
  • July102 (7.7%)
  • August95 (7.2%)
  • September115 (8.7%)
  • October123 (9.3%)
  • November144 (11%)
  • December136 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight877 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit449 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds208 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.9%)
  • Other1,083 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry909 (68%)
  • Wet or damp367 (28%)
  • Snow52 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,093 (82%)
  • 40 mph166 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph66 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (14%)
  • Roundabout53 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded797 (60%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (52%)
  • Pedestrian306 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (14%)
  • Cyclist117 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1085 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1599 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20366 (21%)
  • 21 to 25213 (12%)
  • 26 to 35251 (14%)
  • 36 to 45155 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 55134 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65147 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7585 (4.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded141 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider926 (53%)
  • Passenger521 (30%)
  • Pedestrian306 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,623 (68%)
  • Motorcycle258 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach108 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle41 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Redbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 42nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1979: 156, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12156228527
2ndA118150193114
3rdA123141174224
4thA113639009
5thA104486416
6thA1083486307
7thA11435317
8thA406404705
9thA1008212704
10thB177213715
11thA1112161912
12thA124151702
13thA1009131705
14thA114131502
15thA116101802
16thM11101102
17thB1685601
18thB1733310
19thB1913801
20thA10071100

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years