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South Holland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1979, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 1979
258
Casualties in 1979
352
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1979

3.5% of collisions in South Holland in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious8433%
  • Slight16564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious10831%
  • Slight23366%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 258.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday54 (21%)
  • Saturday46 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February20 (7.8%)
  • March17 (6.6%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May30 (12%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October21 (8.1%)
  • November16 (6.2%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (57%)
  • Wet or damp83 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (9.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (38%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph150 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (19%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (32%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (60%)
  • Motorcycle67 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1979.

Collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1979

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1979: 49, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1514968316
2ndA163952114
3rdA173452213
4thB1165131403
5thA15281202
6thA107371312
7thA525703
8thB11665710
9thB11685704
10thB13574801
11thA11013602
12thB13563301
13thB13592200
14thA11061100
15thB10401100
16thB13971100

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1979

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1979: 58.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1979

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1979: 124.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years