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Havering road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,157 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1983, and 1,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (1,291), and casualties fell from 1,708.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1983
1,157
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,418
Down 17% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Havering in 1983 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious17515%
  • Slight96984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious19214%
  • Slight1,21285%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,157, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (15%)
  • Tuesday144 (12%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (17%)
  • Sunday121 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8%)
  • February81 (7%)
  • March102 (8.8%)
  • April111 (9.6%)
  • May106 (9.2%)
  • June94 (8.1%)
  • July101 (8.7%)
  • August81 (7%)
  • September104 (9%)
  • October89 (7.7%)
  • November93 (8%)
  • December102 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds900 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (69%)
  • Wet or damp330 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph893 (77%)
  • 40 mph137 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph55 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph64 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway883 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant703 (50%)
  • Pedestrian242 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (15%)
  • Cyclist124 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15121 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20334 (24%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35173 (12%)
  • 36 to 45143 (10%)
  • 46 to 5598 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65107 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (56%)
  • Passenger376 (27%)
  • Pedestrian242 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,439 (70%)
  • Motorcycle217 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle53 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 51st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1983: 107, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1210713718
2ndA11897110018
3rdA12495117012
4thA12589106219
5thA1275882310
6thA13476626
7thB174323604
8thB175192304
9thB187161701
10thB1421131902
11thB13356601
12thB1626601
13thB14595500
14thB1865701
15thB1782201

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1983

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 961.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1983

RM3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1983: 190.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1983

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

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years