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Haringey road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,123 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1983, and 1,358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,190), and casualties fell from 1,460.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1983
1,123
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,358
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1983

1% of collisions in Haringey in 1983 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious15814%
  • Slight95485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious17413%
  • Slight1,17386%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,123, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (13%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday165 (15%)
  • Sunday131 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8.3%)
  • February74 (6.6%)
  • March102 (9.1%)
  • April84 (7.5%)
  • May86 (7.7%)
  • June106 (9.4%)
  • July88 (7.8%)
  • August91 (8.1%)
  • September111 (9.9%)
  • October99 (8.8%)
  • November96 (8.5%)
  • December93 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds896 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (72%)
  • Wet or damp306 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,103 (98%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway988 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (42%)
  • Pedestrian333 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist99 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20221 (16%)
  • 21 to 25229 (17%)
  • 26 to 35231 (17%)
  • 36 to 45131 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.9%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded89 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider636 (47%)
  • Passenger389 (29%)
  • Pedestrian333 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,296 (67%)
  • Motorcycle220 (11%)
  • Bus or coach133 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Haringey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 55th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1983

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1983: 147, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105147170015
2ndA10134176310
3rdA50494105113
4thA1098199218
5thA503556607
6thA1010526516
7thA1455607
8thA103333907
9thB550293605
10thA1201263707
11thB540222509
12thA1080182103
13thB106172104
14thB138161802
15thB519161805
16thB137152101
17thB155151802
18thB152142611
19thB153121202
20thB1516701

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1983

Haringey itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,095.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1983

N17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1983: 258.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1983, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years