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Wiltshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,099 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1981, and 2,969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 651 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (1,992), and casualties rose from 2,824.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1981
2,099
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
2,969
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
62
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
651
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1981

3% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal623%
  • Serious65131%
  • Slight1,38666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal672.3%
  • Serious81928%
  • Slight2,08370%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 2,099, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday287 (14%)
  • Tuesday284 (14%)
  • Wednesday268 (13%)
  • Thursday280 (13%)
  • Friday387 (18%)
  • Saturday338 (16%)
  • Sunday255 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5993 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59245 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59288 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59370 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59496 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59300 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59277 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January153 (7.3%)
  • February130 (6.2%)
  • March151 (7.2%)
  • April138 (6.6%)
  • May171 (8.1%)
  • June184 (8.8%)
  • July215 (10%)
  • August180 (8.6%)
  • September217 (10%)
  • October205 (9.8%)
  • November187 (8.9%)
  • December168 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,428 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting383 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,622 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds302 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist37 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,283 (61%)
  • Wet or damp697 (33%)
  • Frost or ice71 (3.4%)
  • Snow41 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph863 (41%)
  • 40 mph120 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph1,026 (49%)
  • 70 mph90 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,899 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout31 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,566 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist710 (24%)
  • Pedestrian289 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist194 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant114 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15188 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20949 (32%)
  • 21 to 25419 (14%)
  • 26 to 35431 (15%)
  • 36 to 45279 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55199 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65167 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75130 (4.4%)
  • Over 7568 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,834 (62%)
  • Passenger846 (28%)
  • Pedestrian289 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,226 (62%)
  • Motorcycle679 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes221 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes181 (5%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus20 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1981: 113, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36113174431
2ndA361107141532
3rdA350104142237
4thA4100132430
5thA34587134527
6thA33881118221
7thA3080120420
8thA4207393119
9thM461104312
10thA30359103322
11thA3425891323
12thA3635064019
13thA31024662213
14thA3604674119
15thA4293454014
16thA3652941110
17thB40402432011
18thB4041202916
19thB3107192705
20thB33531923010

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1981

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1981: 175.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1981

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1981: 195.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years