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Redbridge road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,217 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1981, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (1,254), and casualties fell from 1,588.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,217
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,544
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1981

0.4% of collisions in Redbridge in 1981 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious20317%
  • Slight1,00983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,32386%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,217, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (12%)
  • Wednesday171 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (15%)
  • Friday199 (16%)
  • Saturday190 (16%)
  • Sunday152 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.6%)
  • February98 (8.1%)
  • March106 (8.7%)
  • April76 (6.2%)
  • May105 (8.6%)
  • June105 (8.6%)
  • July115 (9.4%)
  • August79 (6.5%)
  • September124 (10%)
  • October121 (9.9%)
  • November118 (9.7%)
  • December65 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight821 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit394 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds231 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other976 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry858 (71%)
  • Wet or damp347 (29%)
  • Snow11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph979 (80%)
  • 40 mph189 (16%)
  • 70 mph49 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (15%)
  • Roundabout94 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded658 (54%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (52%)
  • Pedestrian280 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4%)
  • 11 to 15112 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20319 (21%)
  • 21 to 25196 (13%)
  • 26 to 35211 (14%)
  • 36 to 45128 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65121 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7588 (5.7%)
  • Over 7551 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded107 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (51%)
  • Passenger470 (30%)
  • Pedestrian280 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,487 (69%)
  • Motorcycle250 (12%)
  • Bus or coach121 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle47 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Redbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 47th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1981: 179, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12179230231
2ndA123157174022
3rdA118124163014
4thA1135064011
5thA406476107
6thA114663012
7thA1083445507
8thA104364506
9thB177273502
10thA1008172002
11thM11141603
12thA1112111501
13thA124111502
14thA1009101310
15thA11461000
16thA1165501
17thB1685501
18thB1915601
19thB1925701
20thA10072200

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years