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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1981, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (383), and casualties fell from 535.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1981
381
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
519
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1981

4.2% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious9224%
  • Slight27372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight39476%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 381, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.9%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April21 (5.5%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June29 (7.6%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September26 (6.8%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (59%)
  • Wet or damp129 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (39%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph165 (43%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20171 (33%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (63%)
  • Passenger143 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (63%)
  • Motorcycle123 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1981.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1981

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1981: 53, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525374211
2ndA464157212
3rdA603852411
4thA606344208
5thA600681103
6thA45361111
7thA60975800
8thA60113602
9thA6483401
10thA6142200
11thA6381200
12thA65201100
13thB60301100

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1981

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1981: 95.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1981

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1981: 121.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years