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Redditch road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1980, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1979 (219), and casualties fell from 295.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1980
172
Down 21% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
222
Down 25% on 1979
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Redditch in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5733%
  • Slight11366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6429%
  • Slight15670%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 172, down 21% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday36 (21%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (22%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.3%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March12 (7%)
  • April22 (13%)
  • May17 (9.9%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August12 (7%)
  • September14 (8.1%)
  • October10 (5.8%)
  • November10 (5.8%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (61%)
  • Wet or damp53 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (8.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph28 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (23%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (22%)
  • 21 to 2537 (17%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (63%)
  • Motorcycle53 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1980.

Collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1980

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1980: 25, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441254109
2ndA448161904
3rdA4023121412
4thB41845501
5thB44974401
6thB40932200
7thB40952200
8thB40962902
9thB41012401
10thA41891200
11thA4911101
12thB40901100
13thB45041100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1980

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 102.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1980

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1980: 105.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years