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East Hampshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in East Hampshire in 1983, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (420), and casualties rose from 589.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,511 collisions in East Hampshire.

Collisions in 1983
426
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
593
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hampshire in 1983

4% of collisions in East Hampshire in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.3% and 24% in East Hampshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174%
  • Serious14534%
  • Slight26462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious19032%
  • Slight38665%

East Hampshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hampshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 426, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201244
2024200248
2023220291
2022209276
2021190241
2020161201
2019220281
2018221284
2017247345
2016260355
2015234304
2014248316
2013238286
2012245321
2011262355
2010280361
2009253321
2008278385
2007316441
2006281380
2005318416
2004322436
2003365521
2002426597
2001436607
2000394535
1999425611
1998442605
1997491707
1996441673
1995486681
1994467670
1993406582
1992452635
1991445593
1990492705
1989493692
1988481670
1987435617
1986455633
1985479668
1984466648
1983426593
1982420589
1981389556
1980443604
1979452675

When and where crashes happen in East Hampshire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April26 (6.1%)
  • May34 (8%)
  • June29 (6.8%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August41 (9.6%)
  • September37 (8.7%)
  • October42 (9.9%)
  • November34 (8%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (62%)
  • Wet or damp145 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (29%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph202 (47%)
  • 70 mph54 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hampshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20192 (32%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (61%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (62%)
  • Motorcycle140 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hampshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in East Hampshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hampshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hampshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1983.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hampshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A3 had the most collisions in East Hampshire in 1983: 64, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hampshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA364102225
2ndA3255073216
3rdA314270616
4thA339161705
5thB30041619010
6thA32152303
7thB3002152118
8thB3006132106
9thA272111704
10thB214961012
11thB21465503
12thB21313300
13thA3(M)2402

Towns in East Hampshire: crashes in 1983

Alton, East Hampshire had the most collisions of any town in East Hampshire in 1983: 34.

Postcode districts in East Hampshire: crashes in 1983

GU34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hampshire in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in East Hampshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hampshire in 1983, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

East Hampshire road accidents in other years