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Eastleigh road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1983, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1982 (468), and casualties fell from 590.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1983
394
Down 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
494
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight29374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11623%
  • Slight37376%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 394, down 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (18%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.3%)
  • February32 (8.1%)
  • March45 (11%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July30 (7.6%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October26 (6.6%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (63%)
  • 40 mph62 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (13%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (30%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (11%)
  • 16 to 20143 (29%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (62%)
  • Motorcycle147 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1983.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1983

The B3037 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1983: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3037434807
2ndA335354304
3rdA273037312
4thA3051141704
5thA33142727
6thB3043141501
7thA334122307
8thB3035101203
9thA302581204
10thB33978903
11thB30335602
12thM275700
13thA30242300
14thA30371100
15thA30541100
16thA3331101
17thB30341400
18thB31331100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1983

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 158.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1983

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1983: 171.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years