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Redditch road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1981, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1980 (172), and casualties fell from 222.

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

Collisions in 1981
142
Down 17% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
186
Down 16% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1981

3.5% of collisions in Redditch in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious3827%
  • Slight9970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious5127%
  • Slight13070%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 142, down 17% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (7%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday33 (23%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (5.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.9%)
  • February11 (7.7%)
  • March12 (8.5%)
  • April8 (5.6%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August8 (5.6%)
  • September7 (4.9%)
  • October14 (9.9%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December8 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (64%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (72%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 60 mph15 (11%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (42%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (11%)
  • 16 to 2057 (31%)
  • 21 to 2531 (17%)
  • 26 to 3525 (13%)
  • 36 to 4516 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 556 (3.2%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.2%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (55%)
  • Passenger43 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (63%)
  • Motorcycle32 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1981.

Collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1981

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1981: 13, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441131816
2ndA448111813
3rdB44975602
4thA40234400
5thB40934911
6thB41844501
7thB45042201
8thA441100
9thB40901101
10thB41011101
11thB44941100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1981

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 92.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1981

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1981: 88.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1981.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years