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Ealing road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,792 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1983, and 2,148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (1,740), and casualties fell from 2,152.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1983
1,792
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,148
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
24
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Ealing in 1983 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious26915%
  • Slight1,49984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.3%
  • Serious28813%
  • Slight1,83385%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,792, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (13%)
  • Tuesday239 (13%)
  • Wednesday265 (15%)
  • Thursday254 (14%)
  • Friday296 (17%)
  • Saturday280 (16%)
  • Sunday217 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5981 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59229 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59217 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59307 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59432 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59284 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59212 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January153 (8.5%)
  • February114 (6.4%)
  • March170 (9.5%)
  • April145 (8.1%)
  • May174 (9.7%)
  • June135 (7.5%)
  • July183 (10%)
  • August131 (7.3%)
  • September142 (7.9%)
  • October155 (8.6%)
  • November151 (8.4%)
  • December139 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,236 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit538 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,426 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,321 (74%)
  • Wet or damp441 (25%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,451 (81%)
  • 40 mph255 (14%)
  • 50 mph47 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,396 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway293 (16%)
  • Roundabout47 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant908 (42%)
  • Pedestrian512 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist361 (17%)
  • Cyclist231 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10142 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15130 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20346 (16%)
  • 21 to 25337 (16%)
  • 26 to 35426 (20%)
  • 36 to 45209 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55161 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65123 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7573 (3.4%)
  • Over 7536 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded103 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,171 (55%)
  • Pedestrian512 (24%)
  • Passenger465 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,166 (70%)
  • Motorcycle394 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach79 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Ealing

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 17th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1983

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1983: 368, including 3 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020368416349
2ndA40190257231
3rdB455100124016
4thA40690114214
5thA312759429
6thA4127739828
7thA40007083210
8thA3005567206
9thA30013339010
10thB452333506
11thA4090242913
12thB4491203116
13thA3002192204
14thB491111101
15thB4492101001
16thB45691104
17thA400581000
18thB4098803
19thB4905701
20thB4543611

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1983

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,625.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1983

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1983: 352.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years