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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,305 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983, and 1,690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (1,453), and casualties fell from 1,937.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,656 collisions in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions in 1983
1,305
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,690
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious21917%
  • Slight1,06181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.5%
  • Serious25315%
  • Slight1,41183%

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire West and Chester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,519 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,305, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025522670
2024512628
2023496645
2022561707
2021524646
2020437550
2019563743
2018669881
2017694919
20167731,041
20157561,071
20148351,136
20137481,021
20128811,231
20119501,381
20109491,342
20099901,453
20081,0731,544
20071,1201,550
20061,1891,683
20051,2691,749
20041,3541,893
20031,4692,084
20021,3641,949
20011,4602,063
20001,4162,089
19991,4482,087
19981,5192,193
19971,4362,171
19961,4192,070
19951,3831,985
19941,3881,939
19931,4181,959
19921,3051,837
19911,3361,866
19901,4061,926
19891,4111,904
19881,4181,857
19871,4031,892
19861,3061,755
19851,3951,839
19841,3721,809
19831,3051,690
19821,4531,937
19811,3501,813
19801,3251,737
19791,2861,703

When and where crashes happen in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday196 (15%)
  • Wednesday198 (15%)
  • Thursday193 (15%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday195 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59167 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (5.6%)
  • February86 (6.6%)
  • March115 (8.8%)
  • April111 (8.5%)
  • May102 (7.8%)
  • June125 (9.6%)
  • July120 (9.2%)
  • August113 (8.7%)
  • September103 (7.9%)
  • October132 (10%)
  • November96 (7.4%)
  • December129 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight904 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,040 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry857 (66%)
  • Wet or damp423 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph695 (53%)
  • 40 mph100 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph386 (30%)
  • 70 mph121 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,076 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (12%)
  • Roundabout52 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant690 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist426 (25%)
  • Cyclist226 (13%)
  • Pedestrian225 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4%)
  • 11 to 15146 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20467 (28%)
  • 21 to 25239 (14%)
  • 26 to 35252 (15%)
  • 36 to 45145 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55135 (8%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.6%)
  • Over 7538 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,048 (62%)
  • Passenger417 (25%)
  • Pedestrian225 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,344 (59%)
  • Motorcycle429 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle231 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.4%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Cheshire West and Chester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire West and Chester ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 39th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 1983

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983: 95, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4195128211
2ndA56658829
3rdA533546708
4thA515164410
5thA540516919
6thA544669210
7thA559374202
8thA49366429
9thA5268303112
10thA5032273214
11thB5132262802
12thA483243305
13thM56224015
14thA556202114
15thB5152202926
16thA548162105
17thA550162302
18thA5117152504
19thA5116131711
20thA530121703

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1983

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983: 249.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1983

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983: 173.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1983, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years