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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1983, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (363), and casualties rose from 487.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,131 collisions in Great Yarmouth.

Collisions in 1983
384
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
490
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight26469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious13427%
  • Slight34470%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 384, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025174224
2024178240
2023144191
2022172244
2021150185
2020161214
2019171237
2018176213
2017197252
2016185251
2015162203
2014176231
2013147181
2012170221
2011185236
2010164207
2009193270
2008208268
2007232328
2006263358
2005248338
2004271365
2003256331
2002288372
2001289405
2000257333
1999285391
1998312431
1997274394
1996319456
1995312442
1994371501
1993379509
1992418597
1991395552
1990414548
1989421559
1988432618
1987388517
1986447573
1985442593
1984434561
1983384490
1982363487
1981365463
1980380518
1979379479

When and where crashes happen in Great Yarmouth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (10%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday76 (20%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February16 (4.2%)
  • March20 (5.2%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May29 (7.6%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September46 (12%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December30 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (67%)
  • Wet or damp119 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (74%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (19%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (27%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (58%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (57%)
  • Motorcycle123 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Great Yarmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1983.

Collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1983: 75, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127590417
2ndA1433445210
3rdA149294808
4thA1064151816
5thA47142206
6thB1370131404
7thB1143121503
8thB11385700
9thB11595901
10thB11524402
11thB11413510
12thB11423301
13thB10741300

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1983

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 156.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1983

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1983: 171.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years