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Tamworth road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1981, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (181), and casualties rose from 255.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1981
201
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
270
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1981

2.5% of collisions in Tamworth in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious5125%
  • Slight14572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious6926%
  • Slight19673%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 201, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April16 (8%)
  • May17 (8.5%)
  • June12 (6%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November13 (6.5%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (64%)
  • Wet or damp66 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (81%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (41%)
  • Pedestrian60 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (17%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (12%)
  • 16 to 2066 (24%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513 (4.8%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (52%)
  • Passenger70 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (64%)
  • Motorcycle44 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1981.

Collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1981

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1981: 31, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51315119
2ndA5284235
3rdB5440151804
4thB5000141703
5thA4538803
6thA50035801
7thA5135511
8thA40912201
9thA4582401
10thA4461100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1981

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 176.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1981

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years