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Charnwood road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1983, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (503), and casualties fell from 663.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1983
519
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
625
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Charnwood in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious14027%
  • Slight36771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious15324%
  • Slight46074%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 519, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.7%)
  • February45 (8.7%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April41 (7.9%)
  • May47 (9.1%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July50 (9.6%)
  • August42 (8.1%)
  • September50 (9.6%)
  • October49 (9.4%)
  • November43 (8.3%)
  • December33 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (62%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (25%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6%)
  • Roundabout31 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (27%)
  • Cyclist100 (16%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20203 (32%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (65%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (58%)
  • Motorcycle172 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 168th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1983: 91, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA691106222
2ndA512323934
3rdA60042933110
4thA607283809
5thB5328202306
6thA46192207
7thB5350182304
8thB5327101305
9thB5330101004
10thB674101411
11thB58891003
12thB59181102
13thB6758903
14thA607811
15thB53517702
16thB6736902
17thM16610
18thB6765600
19thA60062201
20thB66702200

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1983

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1983: 169.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1983

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1983: 185.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1983, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years