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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (527), and casualties fell from 709.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,471 collisions in Redcar and Cleveland.

Collisions in 1981
507
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
649
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10220%
  • Slight39678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12319%
  • Slight51680%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 507, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025108140
2024113152
2023128174
2022135189
2021134185
2020116156
2019128184
2018126172
2017138201
2016150236
2015190271
2014184275
2013197271
2012223330
2011228332
2010227330
2009217301
2008251366
2007248346
2006287418
2005285399
2004305428
2003317437
2002280383
2001305411
2000324448
1999321440
1998380538
1997417615
1996393511
1995411545
1994463614
1993413559
1992451630
1991520695
1990569741
1989559712
1988482606
1987480614
1986528681
1985550690
1984510658
1983496606
1982556724
1981507649
1980527709
1979594778

When and where crashes happen in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (10%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February40 (7.9%)
  • March46 (9.1%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May49 (9.7%)
  • June35 (6.9%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August59 (12%)
  • September41 (8.1%)
  • October48 (9.5%)
  • November38 (7.5%)
  • December31 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (61%)
  • Wet or damp169 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (67%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (22%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (28%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20209 (32%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (10%)
  • 36 to 4537 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (56%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (61%)
  • Motorcycle177 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Redcar and Cleveland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1981.

Collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1981

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981: 57, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715786210
2ndA173466708
3rdA174414517
4thA10853846011
5thB1380202405
6thA1042192907
7thA175131305
8thB126971501
9thB126751111
10thB12684400
11thB13663601
12thB14463301
13thA10431100
14thA10551100
15thA1721100
16thB13401101

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1981

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981: 114.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1981

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981: 136.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years