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Sefton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,129 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1981, and 1,445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (1,115), and casualties rose from 1,398.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,810 collisions in Sefton.

Collisions in 1981
1,129
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,445
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
26
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Sefton in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.3%
  • Serious20618%
  • Slight89779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious25217%
  • Slight1,16681%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,129, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025312371
2024297382
2023360483
2022383479
2021346430
2020284367
2019414542
2018448640
2017432569
2016461654
2015476658
2014478674
2013446641
2012519764
2011542755
2010557808
2009586845
2008603929
2007673968
20067331,075
20058371,203
20048541,224
20039271,312
20029351,343
20019781,540
20001,1481,627
19991,1271,608
19981,0991,566
19971,0991,614
19961,0531,537
19951,1051,533
19941,1571,677
19931,2691,777
19921,2911,840
19911,1741,624
19901,2481,687
19891,1331,549
19881,1421,572
19871,1461,500
19861,1141,472
19851,0921,391
19841,1081,400
19839731,248
19821,0561,329
19811,1291,445
19801,1151,398
19791,1511,480

When and where crashes happen in Sefton in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (14%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8.4%)
  • February75 (6.6%)
  • March97 (8.6%)
  • April89 (7.9%)
  • May104 (9.2%)
  • June89 (7.9%)
  • July91 (8.1%)
  • August92 (8.1%)
  • September126 (11%)
  • October103 (9.1%)
  • November99 (8.8%)
  • December69 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds757 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (59%)
  • Wet or damp428 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.9%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph999 (88%)
  • 40 mph49 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph34 (3%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway916 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (12%)
  • Roundabout54 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (39%)
  • Pedestrian343 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (17%)
  • Cyclist152 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10107 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15140 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20329 (23%)
  • 21 to 25175 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (13%)
  • 36 to 45112 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65114 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.9%)
  • Over 7544 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider689 (48%)
  • Passenger413 (29%)
  • Pedestrian343 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,107 (61%)
  • Motorcycle270 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach90 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Sefton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sefton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 54th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1981

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1981: 179, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565179217226
2ndA5267364323
3rdA567364806
4thA570325014
5thA59304214
6thA5036243736
7thA5090243111
8thA5038202707
9thA5027192814
10thB5422192304
11thA566162313
12thA5058142104
13thA5098141802
14thA5147121513
15thA5057111504
16thB5245102003
17thB51938903
18thB52768912
19thB54248902
20thB52087701

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1981

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1981: 403.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1981

PR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1981: 274.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Sefton in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years