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Warrington road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1981, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (611), and casualties rose from 772.

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

Collisions in 1981
641
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
797
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Warrington in 1981 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13120%
  • Slight49577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious15720%
  • Slight62478%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 641, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 641
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (18%)
  • Friday88 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.9%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March56 (8.7%)
  • April41 (6.4%)
  • May43 (6.7%)
  • June61 (9.5%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August54 (8.4%)
  • September60 (9.4%)
  • October59 (9.2%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December52 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (60%)
  • Wet or damp224 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph414 (65%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (17%)
  • 70 mph77 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (16%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (26%)
  • Pedestrian135 (17%)
  • Cyclist85 (11%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1056 (7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20218 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (13%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (58%)
  • Passenger201 (25%)
  • Pedestrian135 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (58%)
  • Motorcycle210 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Warrington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 130th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1981

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1981: 69, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49698028
2ndA57577426
3rdA505257011
4thA574405109
5thA56313518
6thM6243106
7thA562223108
8thM62162711
9thA506081001
10thM5682002
11thA50616600
12thB51576701
13thA61445500
14thB51565602
15thB52045903
16thB52125602
17thA5724701
18thB52074702
19thB52104410
20thA5733700

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1981

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 397.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1981

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1981: 141.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years