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Halton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1983, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (363), and casualties rose from 428.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,670 collisions in Halton.

Collisions in 1983
371
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
461
Up 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Halton in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7420%
  • Slight29178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight36579%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 371, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 371
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025130164
2024123163
2023158195
2022157188
2021148176
2020149181
2019190249
2018194230
2017241303
2016257353
2015224304
2014279376
2013267347
2012278377
2011278422
2010303464
2009291415
2008326494
2007370521
2006377543
2005394590
2004432629
2003410614
2002443669
2001500708
2000558842
1999500813
1998493797
1997512765
1996569893
1995505719
1994490745
1993471629
1992399520
1991405543
1990432561
1989475582
1988433579
1987381485
1986414530
1985382477
1984392519
1983371461
1982363428
1981392505
1980386468
1979428543

When and where crashes happen in Halton in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday80 (22%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May28 (7.5%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August29 (7.8%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October30 (8.1%)
  • November35 (9.4%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (68%)
  • Wet or damp112 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (73%)
  • 40 mph38 (10%)
  • 60 mph23 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (34%)
  • Pedestrian106 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (23%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (10%)
  • 16 to 20104 (23%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (50%)
  • Passenger125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian106 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (57%)
  • Motorcycle108 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1983.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1983

The A562 had the most collisions in Halton in 1983: 30, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562304124
2ndA533294605
3rdB5178253007
4thA568162004
5thB5155101400
6thA5691001
7thM5691413
8thA5575611
9thA50803501
10thA5581201
11thA5691100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1983

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1983: 162.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1983

WA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1983: 191.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years