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Broadland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1983, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (328), and casualties rose from 466.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,120 collisions in Broadland.

Collisions in 1983
346
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
499
Up 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Broadland in 1983 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious15545%
  • Slight18553%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious19539%
  • Slight29860%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 346, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025240319
2024204263
2023167240
2022224311
2021198275
2020181259
2019234341
2018246338
2017239348
2016232315
2015230312
2014262382
2013249371
2012240311
2011258347
2010225338
2009280389
2008301423
2007340481
2006315450
2005379542
2004389565
2003336478
2002356516
2001407625
2000368550
1999377561
1998372517
1997371566
1996348501
1995328512
1994353524
1993439615
1992436631
1991415600
1990456640
1989442633
1988447625
1987382550
1986402583
1985322466
1984387544
1983346499
1982328466
1981342541
1980334494
1979393566

When and where crashes happen in Broadland in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March30 (8.7%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August24 (6.9%)
  • September33 (9.5%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December28 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (38%)
  • 40 mph46 (13%)
  • 60 mph168 (49%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (27%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 20172 (34%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (64%)
  • Passenger135 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (58%)
  • Motorcycle128 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Broadland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broadland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1983.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1983

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1983: 53, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475385228
2ndA1403150018
3rdA10673040013
4thB1150233607
5thA1151111305
6thB1145111403
7thB114091104
8thB114991615
9thB13548904
10thB14575702
11thA10642201
12thB2831100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1983

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1983: 132.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1983

NR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1983: 74.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1983.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years