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South Kesteven road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1981, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (457), and casualties were unchanged.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,165 collisions in South Kesteven.

Collisions in 1981
461
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
639
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1981

2.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious13529%
  • Slight31669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious18429%
  • Slight44369%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 461, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025299400
2024306407
2023296379
2022290386
2021265320
2020198258
2019287372
2018274366
2017276372
2016317410
2015359490
2014353455
2013336449
2012341458
2011402556
2010373514
2009368515
2008375509
2007422590
2006369520
2005398570
2004438619
2003442616
2002451639
2001471666
2000440632
1999476654
1998476714
1997495710
1996502749
1995478659
1994460650
1993412596
1992444630
1991397548
1990518760
1989501739
1988468647
1987487666
1986487689
1985456624
1984510708
1983510670
1982536716
1981461639
1980457639
1979488709

When and where crashes happen in South Kesteven in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February42 (9.1%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April26 (5.6%)
  • May29 (6.3%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August45 (9.8%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November36 (7.8%)
  • December27 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (63%)
  • Wet or damp142 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (47%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph214 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (22%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (10%)
  • 16 to 20177 (28%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (63%)
  • Passenger184 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (57%)
  • Motorcycle143 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1981.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1981

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1981: 52, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15293218
2ndA524269217
3rdA607375717
4thA16344306
5thA15253819
6thA6121172001
7thB6403172315
8thA151142107
9thB1081141500
10thB1174131704
11thA60681002
12thB11665802
13thB11774411
14thB6763621
15thA1532300
16thA172200
17thA432200
18thB11762301
19thA11761101
20thB13971201

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1981

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1981: 98.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1981

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1981: 120.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years