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Rugby road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1981, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (423), and casualties fell from 558.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1981
391
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
543
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1981

4.3% of collisions in Rugby in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.3%
  • Serious14136%
  • Slight23360%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious17833%
  • Slight34764%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 391, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (11%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.7%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April36 (9.2%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October49 (13%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December21 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (61%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph122 (31%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (63%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (56%)
  • Motorcycle148 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1981.

Collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1981

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1981: 56, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285673120
2ndA4265262115
3rdA452227012
4thM6214337
5thA423152405
6thA4071141906
7thA427142243
8thB4112112021
9thB4109101233
10thB541481402
11thB402971103
12thB44297804
13thA541010
14thA4453601
15thM693612
16thB44532200
17thB44552501
18thM452201
19thB40381100
20thB54301100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1981

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 188.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1981

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1981: 113.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years