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Fylde road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 1983, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (317), and casualties fell from 452.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,916 collisions in Fylde.

Collisions in 1983
303
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
377
Down 17% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 1983

3.6% of collisions in Fylde in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious7525%
  • Slight21772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious9024%
  • Slight27673%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 303, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161238
2024135196
2023169241
2022154234
2021155233
2020128176
2019143224
2018187281
2017219327
2016210295
2015217335
2014219307
2013207296
2012193285
2011177263
2010250390
2009245395
2008250377
2007286456
2006241363
2005242380
2004240378
2003272422
2002257380
2001285395
2000259385
1999261388
1998309466
1997344537
1996272450
1995251365
1994315496
1993318459
1992291431
1991295418
1990314477
1989315465
1988296420
1987289389
1986301413
1985359482
1984337459
1983303377
1982317452
1981280372
1980301412
1979347476

When and where crashes happen in Fylde in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February12 (4%)
  • March25 (8.3%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June20 (6.6%)
  • July29 (9.6%)
  • August28 (9.2%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October41 (14%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (64%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (20%)
  • 70 mph12 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (24%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (24%)
  • 21 to 2562 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (63%)
  • Motorcycle88 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Fylde

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fylde ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1983.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 1983

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 1983: 59, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5845976413
2ndA583345746
3rdA5853235111
4thB5261151504
5thB5233111101
6thB52597901
7thB52606802
8thM556901
9thB52664401
10thA5882300
11thA5861301
12thB52681101

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 1983

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 1983: 110.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 1983

FY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 1983: 137.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years