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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1983, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (465), and casualties fell from 655.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1983
442
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
617
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1983

2.9% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight31972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious14123%
  • Slight46175%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 442, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (18%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.5%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April39 (8.8%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August25 (5.7%)
  • September41 (9.3%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (57%)
  • Wet or damp171 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph187 (42%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph189 (43%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (86%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20188 (30%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (62%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (66%)
  • Motorcycle130 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in East Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1983.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1983: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4145271010
2ndA103852312
3rdA1184344807
4thA602223216
5thB158202606
6thA120193534
7thA1170182304
8thB1004152113
9thA119142013
10thB1000142916
11thA1250121401
12thB100181322
13thB13838901
14thA10595602
15thB1805802
16thA5074902
17thB11974701
18thB15024601
19thB103731102
20thA10602200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1983

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1983: 72.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1983

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1983: 103.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years