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Gedling road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1983, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (380), and casualties fell from 495.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1983
355
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
446
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1983

2% of collisions in Gedling in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight24268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11626%
  • Slight32272%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 355, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.1%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August34 (9.6%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph274 (77%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph61 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)
  • Cyclist62 (14%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (10%)
  • 16 to 20114 (26%)
  • 21 to 2579 (18%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (61%)
  • Passenger87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (57%)
  • Motorcycle110 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1983.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1983

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1983: 38, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA603855111
2ndA6123341010
3rdB684192205
4thA614152815
5thB60045501
6thB60114401
7thB6864503
8thB63863300
9thB6833300
10thA6112510
11thA60971100

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1983

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1983: 132.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1983

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1983: 135.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1983, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years