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Redbridge road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,385 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1982, and 1,780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (1,217), and casualties rose from 1,544.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,385
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,780
Up 15% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1982

1% of collisions in Redbridge in 1982 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious20815%
  • Slight1,16384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious22813%
  • Slight1,53886%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,385, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (13%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday229 (17%)
  • Friday231 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (13%)
  • Sunday154 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59261 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (6.9%)
  • February112 (8.1%)
  • March108 (7.8%)
  • April121 (8.7%)
  • May112 (8.1%)
  • June100 (7.2%)
  • July108 (7.8%)
  • August112 (8.1%)
  • September124 (9%)
  • October140 (10%)
  • November128 (9.2%)
  • December125 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight945 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit419 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,101 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry978 (71%)
  • Wet or damp382 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,157 (84%)
  • 40 mph159 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,078 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway230 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant907 (51%)
  • Pedestrian315 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist295 (17%)
  • Cyclist126 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (5%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1077 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15110 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20375 (21%)
  • 21 to 25274 (15%)
  • 26 to 35246 (14%)
  • 36 to 45191 (11%)
  • 46 to 55132 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65141 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7597 (5.4%)
  • Over 7556 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider972 (55%)
  • Passenger493 (28%)
  • Pedestrian315 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,788 (72%)
  • Motorcycle306 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach101 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 37th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1982

The A118 and A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1982, with 160 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118160191213
2ndA123160189023
3rdA12122181221
4thA1137295012
5thA1083526719
6thA104486227
7thA11435908
8thA406404507
9thB177354605
10thA1009243507
11thM11222913
12thA1008181901
13thA114172501
14thA1112132316
15thB168101103
16thA11681202
17thA1248900
18thB1738902
19thB1743501
20thA1102200

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1982

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,172.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1982

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1982: 338.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years