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South Holland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1982, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (285), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 1982
318
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
441
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1982

2.5% of collisions in South Holland in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9731%
  • Slight21367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious11827%
  • Slight31371%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 318, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July31 (9.7%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (58%)
  • Wet or damp114 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (45%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph164 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (21%)
  • Cyclist57 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (32%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (11%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.9%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (57%)
  • Motorcycle91 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1982.

Collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1982

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1982: 57, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1515765114
2ndA16496319
3rdA174470219
4thB1165182504
5thA1073121814
6thB116871103
7thA526902
8thA1525602
9thB116652502
10thB13575611
11thA11013401
12thA11063302
13thB10403311
14thB13562200
15thB13592200
16thB13902200
17thB11801100
18thB13971101

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1982

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1982: 91.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1982

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1982: 154.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years