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South Holland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1981, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (281), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 1981
285
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
406
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
34% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1981

2.5% of collisions in South Holland in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious9634%
  • Slight18264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious12330%
  • Slight27568%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 285, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February23 (8.1%)
  • March21 (7.4%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May28 (9.8%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August21 (7.4%)
  • September33 (12%)
  • October25 (8.8%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (64%)
  • Wet or damp83 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (6.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph170 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (19%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (34%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (57%)
  • Motorcycle77 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1981.

Collisions
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1981

The A16 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1981: 55, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165569014
2ndA1514361016
3rdA173760113
4thA1073142514
5thB1165111213
6thB116891000
7thB116682014
8thA1525612
9thA525612
10thB13575603
11thA11013400
12thA11062201
13thB13562200
14thB13902300
15thB10401300
16thB11401200
17thB11801200
18thB13591201
19thB13971301

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1981

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1981: 70.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1981

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1981: 133.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1981.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years