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South Holland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1980, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (258), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 1980
281
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
405
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1980

2.8% of collisions in South Holland in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious7828%
  • Slight19569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious9122%
  • Slight30275%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 281, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.5%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April12 (4.3%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June18 (6.4%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September25 (8.9%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November22 (7.8%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (59%)
  • Wet or damp103 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph166 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • 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 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (32%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (62%)
  • Passenger118 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (58%)
  • Motorcycle85 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1980.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1980

The A16 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1980: 49, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164975214
2ndA1514869110
3rdA173858310
4thB1165152004
5thA1073101303
6thA15291023
7thA527804
8thB11687902
9thA11015801
10thB116651001
11thA11064500
12thB13563400
13thB13903601
14thB13572400
15thB13592402
16thB10401200
17thB11801100
18thB13971101

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1980

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1980: 69.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1980

PE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1980: 138.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years