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Warrington road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1980, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (579), and casualties rose from 754.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1980
611
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
772
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
24
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Warrington in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.9%
  • Serious13522%
  • Slight45274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.2%
  • Serious15620%
  • Slight59177%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 611, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 611
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February50 (8.2%)
  • March58 (9.5%)
  • April7 (1.1%)
  • May42 (6.9%)
  • June52 (8.5%)
  • July65 (11%)
  • August51 (8.3%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December64 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (55%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other135 (22%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (58%)
  • Wet or damp235 (38%)
  • Snow13 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph384 (63%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph186 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (25%)
  • Pedestrian144 (19%)
  • Cyclist80 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20207 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (57%)
  • Passenger190 (25%)
  • Pedestrian144 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (57%)
  • Motorcycle200 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Warrington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 143rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1980

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1980: 68, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA496874310
2ndA5746671315
3rdA576373412
4thA505568215
5thM64410247
6thM62203029
7thA56162013
8thA562161803
9thA506091301
10thA61446701
11thB51576601
12thB52105512
13thB52125602
14thB52074501
15thB51583300
16thB53563500
17thA57(M)2200
18thB51562200
19thB52042210
20thA50611100

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1980

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 292.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1980

WA4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1980: 106.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1980, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years