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Cornwall road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,863 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1983, and 2,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 631 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (2,049), and casualties fell from 2,856.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 78,835 collisions in Cornwall.

Collisions in 1983
1,863
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,497
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
40
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
631
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Cornwall in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal402.1%
  • Serious63134%
  • Slight1,19264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal461.8%
  • Serious77131%
  • Slight1,68067%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,863, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259201,194
20249411,236
20231,0001,379
20221,0121,420
20219781,444
20208621,218
20191,1311,616
20181,1751,690
20171,1481,678
20161,2031,783
20151,2281,722
20141,3091,907
20131,2841,804
20121,3011,830
20111,3772,026
20101,4132,091
20091,4992,160
20081,5772,264
20071,9032,648
20061,9282,688
20052,0782,897
20042,0012,737
20032,0582,844
20022,0222,726
20012,1202,847
20001,9642,646
19992,0142,739
19981,9722,709
19972,0352,811
19962,0202,808
19951,8152,476
19941,9982,777
19931,9662,604
19921,7702,443
19911,8382,481
19902,1112,822
19892,0962,814
19881,9762,664
19871,8662,535
19861,9382,648
19851,9482,600
19842,0162,646
19831,8632,497
19822,0492,856
19812,0452,855
19801,9992,865
19792,0682,953

When and where crashes happen in Cornwall in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday254 (14%)
  • Tuesday244 (13%)
  • Wednesday269 (14%)
  • Thursday273 (15%)
  • Friday308 (17%)
  • Saturday297 (16%)
  • Sunday218 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59272 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59348 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59479 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (6.9%)
  • February121 (6.5%)
  • March122 (6.5%)
  • April156 (8.4%)
  • May152 (8.2%)
  • June154 (8.3%)
  • July220 (12%)
  • August200 (11%)
  • September158 (8.5%)
  • October156 (8.4%)
  • November161 (8.6%)
  • December135 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,404 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting242 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,428 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (12%)
  • Fog or mist74 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,229 (66%)
  • Wet or damp616 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph841 (45%)
  • 40 mph126 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph863 (46%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,722 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,122 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist747 (30%)
  • Pedestrian323 (13%)
  • Cyclist164 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant84 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10115 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15182 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20768 (31%)
  • 21 to 25362 (14%)
  • 26 to 35305 (12%)
  • 36 to 45204 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 55201 (8%)
  • 56 to 65133 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75104 (4.2%)
  • Over 7563 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,491 (60%)
  • Passenger683 (27%)
  • Pedestrian323 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,885 (58%)
  • Motorcycle745 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes185 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle41 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Cornwall

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  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cornwall ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 15th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1983

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1983: 149, including 6 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30149237646
2ndA39111168441
3rdA390105153138
4thA386081322
5thA3945890415
6thA30474953019
7thA3884657115
8thA3894555112
9thA392304325
10thB3254222908
11thB3297222409
12thB3284213005
13thA3082202809
14thA3075192807
15thA3058172509
16thA3071172705
17thA3083172917
18thB3268172624
19thA393152814
20thB3303151602

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1983

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1983: 79.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1983

PL25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1983: 94.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years