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Coventry road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1983, and 1,357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 458 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (1,101), and casualties rose from 1,323.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1983
1,098
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,357
Up 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
24
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
458
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Coventry in 1983 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious45842%
  • Slight61656%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.8%
  • Serious55041%
  • Slight78258%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,098, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (12%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday213 (19%)
  • Saturday171 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59310 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.2%)
  • February77 (7%)
  • March80 (7.3%)
  • April87 (7.9%)
  • May91 (8.3%)
  • June94 (8.6%)
  • July94 (8.6%)
  • August117 (11%)
  • September88 (8%)
  • October88 (8%)
  • November101 (9.2%)
  • December91 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight748 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (66%)
  • Wet or damp352 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph896 (82%)
  • 40 mph153 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway897 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (34%)
  • Pedestrian408 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (17%)
  • Cyclist168 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10112 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15140 (10%)
  • 16 to 20285 (21%)
  • 21 to 25189 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (13%)
  • 36 to 45122 (9%)
  • 46 to 5593 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7573 (5.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (47%)
  • Pedestrian408 (30%)
  • Passenger315 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,076 (62%)
  • Motorcycle249 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 58th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1983

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1983: 59, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445974419
2ndB44545866014
3rdA465463032
4thA4284667026
5thA454357418
6thA40234147416
7thA40824150222
8thB41093650010
9thA40533236114
10thA4232223011
11thA429183019
12thA4170172307
13thB4107172018
14thA4114161716
15thB4106101104
16thB41109915
17thM651702
18thB40984402
19thA4271100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1983

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 989.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1983

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1983: 251.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years