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Wandsworth road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,645 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1981, and 1,937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (1,723), and casualties fell from 1,979.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1981
1,645
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,937
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
21
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1981

1.3% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1981 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious21913%
  • Slight1,40585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious23112%
  • Slight1,68587%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,645, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 1,645
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday248 (15%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday264 (16%)
  • Friday265 (16%)
  • Saturday210 (13%)
  • Sunday166 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5987 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59242 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59272 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59223 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (7.7%)
  • February125 (7.6%)
  • March160 (9.7%)
  • April128 (7.8%)
  • May128 (7.8%)
  • June142 (8.6%)
  • July148 (9%)
  • August133 (8.1%)
  • September142 (8.6%)
  • October155 (9.4%)
  • November146 (8.9%)
  • December112 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,101 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit541 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds268 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other1,364 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,186 (72%)
  • Wet or damp437 (27%)
  • Snow22 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,594 (97%)
  • 40 mph51 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (34%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded920 (56%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant676 (35%)
  • Pedestrian491 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (24%)
  • Cyclist142 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15120 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20363 (19%)
  • 21 to 25299 (15%)
  • 26 to 35350 (18%)
  • 36 to 45185 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55126 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7571 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded140 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,026 (53%)
  • Pedestrian491 (25%)
  • Passenger420 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,825 (63%)
  • Motorcycle501 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes173 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach111 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle64 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wandsworth ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 20th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1981

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1981: 163, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24163189019
2ndA3161206120
3rdA217128154219
4thA214107122211
5thA3205102117215
6thA2059510539
7thA21990101114
8thA30368398111
9thA306354005
10thB229343636
11thA3220323805
12thA3216303114
13thA218293408
14thA3031232603
15thA216212301
16thB237192713
17thA3209171801
18thB306151600
19thB234142804
20thB242121801

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years