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Hackney road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,356 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1983, and 1,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 258 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (1,388), and casualties fell from 1,646.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1983
1,356
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,560
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
258
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Hackney in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25819%
  • Slight1,08080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious27518%
  • Slight1,26581%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,356, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (15%)
  • Tuesday205 (15%)
  • Wednesday168 (12%)
  • Thursday196 (14%)
  • Friday252 (19%)
  • Saturday161 (12%)
  • Sunday168 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59234 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (6.9%)
  • February98 (7.2%)
  • March135 (10%)
  • April109 (8%)
  • May107 (7.9%)
  • June119 (8.8%)
  • July112 (8.3%)
  • August114 (8.4%)
  • September118 (8.7%)
  • October116 (8.6%)
  • November134 (9.9%)
  • December101 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight972 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,059 (78%)
  • Wet or damp290 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,330 (98%)
  • 40 mph25 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,031 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded60 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (31%)
  • Pedestrian464 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant177 (11%)
  • Cyclist137 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10126 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20203 (13%)
  • 21 to 25227 (15%)
  • 26 to 35263 (17%)
  • 36 to 45144 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55136 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.7%)
  • Over 7537 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded122 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider686 (44%)
  • Pedestrian464 (30%)
  • Passenger410 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,369 (63%)
  • Motorcycle268 (12%)
  • Bus or coach187 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 34th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1983

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1983: 232, including 2 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10232267237
2ndA107194216437
3rdA10495108216
4thA1066168113
5thA1056067012
6thA5035475211
7thA1025059016
8thB1083139111
9thA1200293505
10thB104222401
11thA5201212403
12thB102182504
13thA1207172004
14thB111171705
15thA1202141403
16thB112131503
17thB113131402
18thB105121503
19thA120891001
20thA50191002

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1983

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,248.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1983

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1983: 304.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years