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Islington road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,312 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1983, and 1,449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (1,372), and casualties fell from 1,537.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 1983
1,312
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,449
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1983

0.7% of collisions in Islington in 1983 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious24218%
  • Slight1,06181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious26418%
  • Slight1,17581%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,312, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,312
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (13%)
  • Tuesday199 (15%)
  • Wednesday189 (14%)
  • Thursday203 (15%)
  • Friday251 (19%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday128 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59316 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (7.8%)
  • February92 (7%)
  • March115 (8.8%)
  • April108 (8.2%)
  • May112 (8.5%)
  • June114 (8.7%)
  • July104 (7.9%)
  • August98 (7.5%)
  • September120 (9.1%)
  • October136 (10%)
  • November97 (7.4%)
  • December114 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight933 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit368 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,080 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,020 (78%)
  • Wet or damp282 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,310 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,100 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian470 (32%)
  • Car occupant354 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist274 (19%)
  • Cyclist187 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant103 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20178 (12%)
  • 21 to 25270 (19%)
  • 26 to 35279 (19%)
  • 36 to 45141 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.4%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded122 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider696 (48%)
  • Pedestrian470 (32%)
  • Passenger283 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,185 (57%)
  • Motorcycle339 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach121 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 38th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1983

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1983: 259, including 3 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1259282342
2ndA50394113119
3rdA10485100219
4thA5018494015
5thA52037081011
6thA12016467012
7thA103555908
8thA5201384408
9thA400373706
10thA401333309
11thB515323308
12thA1200232505
13thA201232416
14thB503192002
15thB513192301
16thA105151602
17thA1199141817
18thB110131302
19thB501131400
20thB519101202

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1983

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,140.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1983

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1983: 402.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years