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Breckland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1983, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (405), and casualties fell from 590.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,965 collisions in Breckland.

Collisions in 1983
384
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
547
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1983

3.9% of collisions in Breckland in 1983 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.9%
  • Serious14337%
  • Slight22659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious19335%
  • Slight33661%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 384, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025297402
2024263365
2023196261
2022220287
2021235324
2020204284
2019245356
2018260368
2017299428
2016249336
2015278386
2014274354
2013227307
2012260394
2011258361
2010294448
2009285416
2008317426
2007336457
2006348514
2005405581
2004406591
2003379517
2002397575
2001416621
2000381575
1999393582
1998428642
1997434616
1996365587
1995410618
1994456704
1993456710
1992472748
1991484689
1990539816
1989537849
1988541808
1987490699
1986471654
1985416697
1984410593
1983384547
1982405590
1981373530
1980408557
1979364509

When and where crashes happen in Breckland in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (9.6%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (20%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.9%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June33 (8.6%)
  • July34 (8.9%)
  • August21 (5.5%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December50 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (54%)
  • Wet or damp157 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (28%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph244 (64%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20152 (28%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (64%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (61%)
  • Motorcycle130 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Breckland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Breckland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1983.

Collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1983

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1983: 58, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115885319
2ndA473764311
3rdA134202919
4thB1077192818
5thB1108192308
6thA1075161907
7thA1065142416
8thB1110111512
9thB1135111515
10thA106681807
11thB111371403
12thB11115602
13thB11475601
14thA10884402
15thB11064503
16thB11464501
17thA10673401
18thB11072701
19thB11452202
20thA11221201

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1983

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1983: 48.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1983

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1983: 73.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years