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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (313), and casualties fell from 434.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1983
314
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
415
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9029%
  • Slight21669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious10325%
  • Slight30473%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 314, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February28 (8.9%)
  • March17 (5.4%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August29 (9.2%)
  • September31 (9.9%)
  • October20 (6.4%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December27 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (61%)
  • Wet or damp108 (34%)
  • Snow8 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (53%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (29%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 20131 (32%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (63%)
  • Passenger97 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (62%)
  • Motorcycle116 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1983.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1983

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983: 52, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475266317
2ndA4474263013
3rdA50182418
4thB585182103
5thA5152205
6thB582151604
7thM191213
8thA507081105
9thA44461210
10thB5786802
11thB5816700
12thB41163301
13thB53643302
14thB53803502
15thB53252301
16thB54022201
17thM692200
18thB5911100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1983

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983: 108.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1983

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983: 125.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years