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Camden road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,768 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1983, and 2,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (1,742), and casualties rose from 1,968.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.

Collisions in 1983
1,768
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,008
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1983

0.6% of collisions in Camden in 1983 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious21112%
  • Slight1,54788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious22411%
  • Slight1,77488%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,768, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,768
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675721
2024652723
2023727786
2022752821
2021691743
2020616668
20199221,009
20189111,024
20179671,081
2016818919
20159361,086
20149211,037
2013785865
2012749840
2011845932
2010856964
2009815908
2008729853
2007748841
2006786872
20059351,036
20041,0441,174
20031,1421,265
20021,2251,404
20011,4411,655
20001,4341,639
19991,4511,637
19981,4291,592
19971,4831,677
19961,5321,700
19951,5971,787
19941,4741,665
19931,4341,622
19921,4631,658
19911,4501,650
19901,7241,853
19891,7641,926
19881,7281,941
19871,6391,852
19861,7542,007
19851,7161,908
19841,7932,022
19831,7682,008
19821,7421,968
19811,6191,892
19801,7812,050
19791,7462,109

When and where crashes happen in Camden in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (14%)
  • Tuesday271 (15%)
  • Wednesday284 (16%)
  • Thursday273 (15%)
  • Friday322 (18%)
  • Saturday224 (13%)
  • Sunday152 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5990 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59330 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59387 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59226 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (7.4%)
  • February132 (7.5%)
  • March158 (8.9%)
  • April149 (8.4%)
  • May154 (8.7%)
  • June163 (9.2%)
  • July146 (8.3%)
  • August156 (8.8%)
  • September152 (8.6%)
  • October152 (8.6%)
  • November132 (7.5%)
  • December144 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,218 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,348 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other75 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded91 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,377 (78%)
  • Wet or damp379 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,761 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,229 (70%)
  • One way street or slip road356 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian628 (31%)
  • Car occupant508 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist420 (21%)
  • Cyclist216 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant150 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20261 (13%)
  • 21 to 25391 (19%)
  • 26 to 35405 (20%)
  • 36 to 45199 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55147 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65133 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7588 (4.4%)
  • Over 7550 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded182 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider948 (47%)
  • Pedestrian628 (31%)
  • Passenger432 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,634 (57%)
  • Motorcycle500 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (8%)
  • Bus or coach187 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car118 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Camden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 18th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1983

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1983: 221, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400221250125
2ndA41129151114
3rdA502118135019
4thA501102114013
5thA409510107
6thA420086100012
7thA503769819
8thA401616405
9thA5616209
10thA4201465308
11thB510444404
12thB509394703
13thB518394404
14thA5202354004
15thB522303401
16thA5200282802
17thB517192103
18thB511182000
19thB507162001
20thB513152203

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1983

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,648.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1983

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1983: 553.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1983, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years