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Liverpool road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,208 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1983, and 2,701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 339 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (2,317), and casualties fell from 2,909.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 90,801 collisions in Liverpool.

Collisions in 1983
2,208
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,701
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
34
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
339
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Liverpool in 1983 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal341.5%
  • Serious33915%
  • Slight1,83583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal351.3%
  • Serious37414%
  • Slight2,29285%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1983 is highlighted, with 2,208, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 2,208
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258531,130
20248411,013
20239311,119
20229811,193
20218851,071
2020703876
20199071,143
20189171,176
20179271,231
20161,0481,501
20151,1371,565
20141,2441,818
20131,0611,507
20121,3242,062
20111,2141,779
20101,3342,077
20091,2771,975
20081,4252,228
20071,5512,389
20061,7182,594
20052,0213,037
20042,1423,185
20032,0293,059
20022,2443,418
20012,4693,732
20002,7884,067
19992,8474,138
19982,8934,242
19972,7184,129
19962,6483,944
19952,6503,779
19942,9324,347
19933,1884,711
19923,0384,366
19912,9814,295
19902,8384,033
19892,7033,697
19882,4053,237
19872,5523,301
19862,4283,095
19852,3332,949
19842,4002,986
19832,2082,701
19822,3172,909
19812,1282,615
19802,2102,700
19792,4133,033

When and where crashes happen in Liverpool in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday331 (15%)
  • Tuesday309 (14%)
  • Wednesday304 (14%)
  • Thursday368 (17%)
  • Friday365 (17%)
  • Saturday317 (14%)
  • Sunday214 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59275 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59430 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59595 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59363 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59252 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January179 (8.1%)
  • February156 (7.1%)
  • March196 (8.9%)
  • April193 (8.7%)
  • May192 (8.7%)
  • June184 (8.3%)
  • July182 (8.2%)
  • August184 (8.3%)
  • September180 (8.2%)
  • October188 (8.5%)
  • November177 (8%)
  • December197 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,586 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit590 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,705 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds86 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,565 (71%)
  • Wet or damp617 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.7%)
  • Snow9 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,989 (90%)
  • 40 mph205 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,427 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway649 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout36 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian889 (33%)
  • Car occupant871 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant232 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist200 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant138 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5128 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10240 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 15255 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20414 (15%)
  • 21 to 25357 (13%)
  • 26 to 35435 (16%)
  • 36 to 45262 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55226 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65180 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75122 (4.5%)
  • Over 7582 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,021 (38%)
  • Pedestrian889 (33%)
  • Passenger791 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,127 (63%)
  • Motorcycle309 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach274 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car211 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.9%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Liverpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 8th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1983

The A580 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1983: 116, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA580116148114
2ndA57113140222
3rdA5058104144322
4thA59100125314
5thB517895113020
6thA56291112415
7thA561627517
8thA5049526516
9thA5047466516
10thA5038414812
11thB5187324504
12thB5175313211
13thB5171304408
14thA5089273302
15thB5180253205
16thA5080233014
17thA5039222901
18thB5173222713
19thB5179212404
20thB5192212302

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1983

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 2,143.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1983

L13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1983: 204.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years