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Birmingham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,028 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 1983, and 4,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 988 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (4,299), and casualties fell from 5,337.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 163,817 collisions in Birmingham.

Collisions in 1983
4,028
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
4,979
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
83
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
988
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Birmingham in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal832.1%
  • Serious98825%
  • Slight2,95773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal861.7%
  • Serious1,16723%
  • Slight3,72675%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 4,028, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252,3072,985
20242,2963,055
20232,1993,004
20222,3833,187
20212,1372,831
20201,8022,417
20192,6233,551
20182,6143,539
20172,7243,664
20162,7873,761
20152,9704,159
20142,6283,584
20132,4453,315
20122,2163,071
20112,5083,497
20102,8764,092
20093,2894,519
20083,5064,832
20073,8205,231
20063,8095,209
20054,0845,481
20044,0325,398
20034,3225,657
20024,5696,027
20014,5496,067
20004,5056,107
19994,1555,656
19983,8885,199
19974,0595,449
19963,8085,038
19953,7274,938
19943,9375,154
19933,7565,002
19923,8354,967
19913,8785,018
19904,0465,184
19893,9335,006
19883,6144,584
19873,5644,471
19863,9525,035
19853,8754,820
19844,3625,390
19834,0284,979
19824,2995,337
19814,3005,445
19804,5975,758
19794,2045,305

When and where crashes happen in Birmingham in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday536 (13%)
  • Tuesday554 (14%)
  • Wednesday581 (14%)
  • Thursday635 (16%)
  • Friday711 (18%)
  • Saturday622 (15%)
  • Sunday389 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59188 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5955 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59391 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59478 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59709 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,040 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59629 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59538 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January359 (8.9%)
  • February268 (6.7%)
  • March297 (7.4%)
  • April306 (7.6%)
  • May336 (8.3%)
  • June369 (9.2%)
  • July349 (8.7%)
  • August319 (7.9%)
  • September313 (7.8%)
  • October401 (10%)
  • November329 (8.2%)
  • December382 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,767 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,239 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,023 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds575 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds100 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other189 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,537 (63%)
  • Wet or damp1,389 (34%)
  • Frost or ice70 (1.7%)
  • Snow31 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,479 (86%)
  • 40 mph464 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,022 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway663 (16%)
  • Roundabout208 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road122 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,789 (36%)
  • Pedestrian1,624 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist715 (14%)
  • Cyclist413 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant233 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant133 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5225 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10386 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15485 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 201,017 (20%)
  • 21 to 25746 (15%)
  • 26 to 35720 (14%)
  • 36 to 45450 (9%)
  • 46 to 55339 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65297 (6%)
  • 66 to 75184 (3.7%)
  • Over 75130 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,123 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,624 (33%)
  • Passenger1,232 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,256 (67%)
  • Motorcycle753 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes433 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle427 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach261 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes150 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle57 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (0.5%)
  • Minibus24 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Birmingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Birmingham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 1983

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 1983: 238, including 9 fatal and 60 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040238283960
2ndA38227281574
3rdA41198245235
4thA34144190544
5thA45114158523
6thA44195117127
7thA43594106220
8thA512793125229
9thB412879108321
10thA45407497121
11thA4566883414
12thA476585118
13thA4525156114
14thB42174761011
15thA4534561111
16thA4400435508
17thB4148324517
18thA40973039010
19thB4145293809
20thB4137283004

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 1983

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 3,585.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 1983

B31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 1983: 206.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years