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South Holland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1984, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (290), and casualties rose from 407.

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

Collisions in 1984
318
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
433
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1984

4.1% of collisions in South Holland in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight31372%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 318, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August30 (9.4%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (36%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph185 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (20%)
  • Cyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (33%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (67%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (54%)
  • Motorcycle88 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1984.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1984

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1984: 59, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1515977317
2ndA164662311
3rdA17447139
4thB1165202405
5thA1073192824
6thB1168111706
7thA15281003
8thB13577900
9thB11665802
10thA11013300
11thA11062200
12thB11802301
13thA521100
14thB13561100
15thB13591201
16thB13901100
17thB13971100

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1984

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1984: 79.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1984

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1984: 154.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years