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Lancaster road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1983, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (589), and casualties fell from 744.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1983
499
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
631
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Lancaster in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious13627%
  • Slight35070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious16326%
  • Slight45472%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 499, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday92 (18%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.2%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March43 (8.6%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June58 (12%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September44 (8.8%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November40 (8%)
  • December34 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (68%)
  • Wet or damp148 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph331 (66%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph94 (19%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (20%)
  • Pedestrian124 (20%)
  • Cyclist74 (12%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20152 (24%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (57%)
  • Passenger147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian124 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (61%)
  • Motorcycle122 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1983.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1983: 99, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA699122322
2ndA5896579118
3rdM63250110
4thB53212728112
5thA683203207
6thB5273131611
7thA588121414
8thA5105101514
9thB625491012
10thA6551102
11thA607041111
12thB64804402
13thB52743300
14thB52752200
15thB52721100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1983

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 156.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1983

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1983: 184.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years