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Southampton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,040 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1981, and 1,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 328 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1980 (958), and casualties rose from 1,167.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1981
1,040
Up 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,274
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
328
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1981

1.3% of collisions in Southampton in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious32832%
  • Slight69967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious35828%
  • Slight90071%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,040, up 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7%)
  • February67 (6.4%)
  • March92 (8.8%)
  • April76 (7.3%)
  • May76 (7.3%)
  • June74 (7.1%)
  • July84 (8.1%)
  • August71 (6.8%)
  • September100 (9.6%)
  • October115 (11%)
  • November117 (11%)
  • December95 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds802 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry713 (69%)
  • Wet or damp315 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph931 (90%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph41 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway825 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (14%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist370 (29%)
  • Pedestrian243 (19%)
  • Cyclist143 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20365 (29%)
  • 21 to 25195 (15%)
  • 26 to 35185 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (10%)
  • 46 to 5574 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (59%)
  • Passenger281 (22%)
  • Pedestrian243 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,095 (59%)
  • Motorcycle402 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 70th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1981

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1981: 119, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024119146434
2ndA358599130
3rdA335975121
4thA30574856213
5thA3354144014
6thA30254053013
7thA27283504
8thA3342226012
9thA3035121304
10thB30395810
11thA30422200
12thA3552311
13thA362200
14thA9702301
15thB30382301
16thM2712301
17thA20341100
18thA3051100
19thA30541100
20thB30331100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1981

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 997.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1981

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1981: 229.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years