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Dacorum road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1983, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (546), and casualties fell from 760.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1983
519
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
679
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Dacorum in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious14428%
  • Slight36570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious16424%
  • Slight50474%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 519, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.7%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March42 (8.1%)
  • April40 (7.7%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June36 (6.9%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August39 (7.5%)
  • September49 (9.4%)
  • October48 (9.2%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December46 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (61%)
  • Wet or damp188 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (68%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph119 (23%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20228 (34%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 752 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (64%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (68%)
  • Motorcycle163 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 350 areas in 1983

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

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1983

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1983: 87, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4187118327
2ndA414314005
3rdA41463046111
4thA4147273203
5thA5121915
6thM1122403
7thA4251101203
8thB4505101714
9thB4878901
10thB45066804
11thA4165501
12thB4864403
13thB4894701
14thB45403401
15thB4882201
16thA51831301

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1983

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1983: 238.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1983

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1983: 141.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1983

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

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years