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County Durham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,409 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 1983, and 1,865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 441 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,512), and casualties fell from 2,138.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,228 collisions in County Durham.

Collisions in 1983
1,409
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,865
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
43
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
441
31% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 1983

3.1% of collisions in County Durham in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal433.1%
  • Serious44131%
  • Slight92566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal442.4%
  • Serious53729%
  • Slight1,28469%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,409, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025438561
2024452584
2023464610
2022507685
2021509699
2020498674
2019684929
20187561,083
20178391,250
20168051,177
20158661,242
20141,0131,585
20139491,369
20121,0091,544
20111,1441,654
20101,1731,708
20091,3842,078
20081,2381,914
20071,2701,973
20061,3091,947
20051,4552,139
20041,4372,142
20031,5452,336
20021,5752,308
20011,5072,227
20001,5732,250
19991,4702,163
19981,6542,472
19971,6612,536
19961,6462,534
19951,6762,456
19941,4572,132
19931,5322,304
19921,6822,423
19911,6192,345
19901,7262,568
19891,6322,424
19881,4321,996
19871,4802,130
19861,5092,120
19851,4582,069
19841,4331,987
19831,4091,865
19821,5122,138
19811,5322,115
19801,6272,230
19791,6822,248

When and where crashes happen in County Durham in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday176 (12%)
  • Wednesday181 (13%)
  • Thursday201 (14%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday259 (18%)
  • Sunday182 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59353 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59189 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (7.6%)
  • February89 (6.3%)
  • March97 (6.9%)
  • April110 (7.8%)
  • May116 (8.2%)
  • June110 (7.8%)
  • July111 (7.9%)
  • August130 (9.2%)
  • September131 (9.3%)
  • October118 (8.4%)
  • November146 (10%)
  • December144 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight983 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,059 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist28 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (58%)
  • Wet or damp540 (38%)
  • Snow28 (2%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph907 (64%)
  • 40 mph52 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph363 (26%)
  • 70 mph84 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,269 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (43%)
  • Pedestrian446 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist321 (17%)
  • Cyclist111 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10132 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15190 (10%)
  • 16 to 20455 (24%)
  • 21 to 25264 (14%)
  • 26 to 35232 (12%)
  • 36 to 45189 (10%)
  • 46 to 55121 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.9%)
  • Over 7542 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider914 (49%)
  • Passenger505 (27%)
  • Pedestrian446 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,440 (65%)
  • Motorcycle319 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes107 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in County Durham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How County Durham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 31st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 1983

The A689 and A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 1983, with 50 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6895084120
2ndA6905061018
3rdA1674564216
4thB65323753014
5thA688333515
6thA177313956
7thB12832840211
8thA693273407
9thA1(M)255215
10thA1086253117
11thA692253109
12thA192435510
13thB1285242507
14thA691232306
15thA68223326
16thA67202917
17thB1280202224
18thA181192403
19thA66152505
20thA6072131812

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 1983

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 1983: 108.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 1983

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 1983: 149.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years