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Leicester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,344 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1983, and 1,631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 326 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (1,330), and casualties fell from 1,656.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1983
1,344
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,631
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
326
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Leicester in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious32624%
  • Slight99374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious34721%
  • Slight1,25777%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,344, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (16%)
  • Tuesday207 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (13%)
  • Thursday195 (15%)
  • Friday250 (19%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59384 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (7.9%)
  • February78 (5.8%)
  • March89 (6.6%)
  • April101 (7.5%)
  • May120 (8.9%)
  • June127 (9.4%)
  • July95 (7.1%)
  • August93 (6.9%)
  • September116 (8.6%)
  • October148 (11%)
  • November136 (10%)
  • December135 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight963 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,111 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry874 (65%)
  • Wet or damp450 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,237 (92%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway995 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian512 (31%)
  • Car occupant481 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (19%)
  • Cyclist233 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10126 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 15149 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20371 (23%)
  • 21 to 25263 (16%)
  • 26 to 35227 (14%)
  • 36 to 45134 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider792 (49%)
  • Pedestrian512 (31%)
  • Passenger327 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,367 (62%)
  • Motorcycle326 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle238 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (5%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 36th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1983: 117, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6117133430
2ndA47104126024
3rdA4699133219
4thA5099135329
5thA5125617639
6thB5366414729
7thA60303945112
8thA4263139210
9thA51312331011
10thB667203012
11thB5418182103
12thB6416182612
13thB5327121413
14thB56891102

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1983

Leicester had 1,291 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1983

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1983: 389.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years