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Redbridge road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,254 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1980, and 1,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (1,328), and casualties fell from 1,753.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,254
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,588
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Redbridge in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious17814%
  • Slight1,06185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious19512%
  • Slight1,37887%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,254, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday185 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (13%)
  • Friday227 (18%)
  • Saturday183 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (9.8%)
  • February82 (6.5%)
  • March109 (8.7%)
  • April95 (7.6%)
  • May106 (8.5%)
  • June93 (7.4%)
  • July92 (7.3%)
  • August102 (8.1%)
  • September107 (8.5%)
  • October123 (9.8%)
  • November112 (8.9%)
  • December110 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight825 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit427 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds175 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1,075 (86%)

Road surface

  • Dry946 (75%)
  • Wet or damp293 (23%)
  • Snow15 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,071 (85%)
  • 40 mph155 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (14%)
  • Roundabout70 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded741 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant792 (50%)
  • Pedestrian298 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (16%)
  • Cyclist107 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7%)
  • 16 to 20344 (22%)
  • 21 to 25206 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (13%)
  • 36 to 45140 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 55143 (9%)
  • 56 to 65123 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded94 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (54%)
  • Passenger426 (27%)
  • Pedestrian298 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,549 (70%)
  • Motorcycle272 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach97 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Redbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 47th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1980

The A118 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1980: 139, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118139174016
2ndA123137168317
3rdA12135182215
4thA1046680110
5thA1136483013
6thA1083596709
7thA11465904
8thA406344325
9thM11222602
10thA1009213206
11thA1008162403
12thA1112162101
13thB177141704
14thA116101200
15thA12491402
16thB1687802
17thB1925500
18thA1103300
19thA10072200
20thA1122200

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years