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Ashfield road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1983, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (420), and casualties fell from 529.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1983
404
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
506
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1983

0.7% of collisions in Ashfield in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious11328%
  • Slight28871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious12425%
  • Slight37975%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 404, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (10%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.9%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March50 (12%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May29 (7.2%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July39 (9.7%)
  • August38 (9.4%)
  • September23 (5.7%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November29 (7.2%)
  • December26 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (65%)
  • Wet or damp131 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph309 (76%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (10%)
  • 16 to 20138 (27%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (55%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (60%)
  • Motorcycle115 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1983.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1983

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1983: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6113947010
2ndA38375527
3rdB6021212405
4thB6020192606
5thB6026192105
6thB6018151604
7thM1131904
8thB6014121704
9thB600111403
10thB6009111102
11thB6028101204
12thB602271001
13thA60861003
14thA60753402
15thB60162200
16thB60192400
17thB60232201
18thA6151100
19thB60271100
20thB60781100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1983

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1983: 140.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1983

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1983: 262.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years