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Redditch road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1982, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1981 (142), and casualties rose from 186.

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

Collisions in 1982
169
Up 19% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
215
Up 16% on 1981
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Redditch in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4325%
  • Slight12473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight15974%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 169, up 19% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday17 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (7.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February13 (7.7%)
  • March7 (4.1%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May23 (14%)
  • June10 (5.9%)
  • July15 (8.9%)
  • August16 (9.5%)
  • September10 (5.9%)
  • October11 (6.5%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December20 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (59%)
  • Wet or damp56 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.3%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (67%)
  • 40 mph27 (16%)
  • 60 mph19 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (79%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (31%)
  • 21 to 2537 (17%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7%)
  • 46 to 5520 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (61%)
  • Passenger47 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (65%)
  • Motorcycle55 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1982.

Collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1982

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1982: 20, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441202616
2ndA402391201
3rdA44891412
4thB449771302
5thB41846600
6thB41013300
7thB40902400
8thB40922400
9thB40932302
10thB45041201

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1982

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 122.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1982

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1982: 90.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years