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Moray road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1983, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (297), and casualties fell from 449.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,431 collisions in Moray.

Collisions in 1983
274
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
381
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1983

5.5% of collisions in Moray in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.5%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight19370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.5%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight27873%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 274, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254665
20245067
20233750
20223749
20212837
20203044
20195381
20184972
20176192
201674111
20158295
201492121
2013122155
2012126166
2011138165
2010141171
2009197268
2008194232
2007139177
2006162230
2005165227
2004174236
2003205306
2002170234
2001178277
2000187278
1999158215
1998190290
1997235354
1996177239
1995209283
1994215294
1993228311
1992282362
1991258346
1990277382
1989305421
1988270365
1987295376
1986257383
1985315466
1984301420
1983274381
1982297449
1981296444
1980315430
1979340489

When and where crashes happen in Moray in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (25%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.7%)
  • February24 (8.8%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April22 (8%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June18 (6.6%)
  • July27 (9.9%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (53%)
  • Wet or damp104 (38%)
  • Snow12 (4.4%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (47%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (47%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (25%)
  • 21 to 2574 (19%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (5.2%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (56%)
  • Passenger102 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (62%)
  • Motorcycle58 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Moray

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Moray ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1983.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1983

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1983: 73, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9673118415
2ndA941294029
3rdA98122132
4thA94291313
5thA9591401
6thA9405820
7thB90125502
8thB90894401
9thB90113302
10thB91033301
11thA922200
12thA9392301
13thA9902200
14thB90102201
15thB90132210
16thB91352300
17thA9201100
18thB90161100
19thB90401200
20thB91191100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1983

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1983: 39.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1983

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1983: 91.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years