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Blaby road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1983, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (290), and casualties fell from 389.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1983
294
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
370
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1983

3.4% of collisions in Blaby in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious8128%
  • Slight20369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9726%
  • Slight26371%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1983 is highlighted, with 294, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 294
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February10 (3.4%)
  • March22 (7.5%)
  • April14 (4.8%)
  • May23 (7.8%)
  • June20 (6.8%)
  • July28 (9.5%)
  • August28 (9.5%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November28 (9.5%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp107 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (24%)
  • 70 mph41 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20104 (28%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (66%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (61%)
  • Motorcycle105 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1983.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1983

The A426 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1983: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426233304
2ndB4114182329
3rdM1171914
4thA46162003
5thB5418161804
6thA47151816
7thB581121703
8thB582111703
9thB538081015
10thA5071104
11thA50967901
12thB40696702
13thM696801
14thA50703300
15thA51100
16thB53661100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1983

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1983: 91.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1983

LE9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1983: 87.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years