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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983, and 85 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 1982 (87), and casualties fell from 130.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1983
60
Down 31% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
85
Down 35% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
52% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983

6.7% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983 were fatal and 52% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal46.7%
  • Serious3152%
  • Slight2542%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal44.7%
  • Serious4654%
  • Slight3541%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 60, down 31% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (12%)
  • Tuesday4 (6.7%)
  • Wednesday11 (18%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday13 (22%)
  • Saturday14 (23%)
  • Sunday3 (5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (3.3%)
  • February3 (5%)
  • March4 (6.7%)
  • April5 (8.3%)
  • May4 (6.7%)
  • June4 (6.7%)
  • July8 (13%)
  • August8 (13%)
  • September5 (8.3%)
  • October6 (10%)
  • November6 (10%)
  • December5 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36 (60%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry40 (67%)
  • Wet or damp19 (32%)
  • Snow1 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph22 (37%)
  • 60 mph37 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant43 (51%)
  • Pedestrian14 (16%)
  • Van occupant12 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (13%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2019 (22%)
  • 21 to 2520 (24%)
  • 26 to 3513 (15%)
  • 36 to 458 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 556 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (52%)
  • Passenger27 (32%)
  • Pedestrian14 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car52 (63%)
  • Motorcycle11 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1983 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1983.

Collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1983

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983: 13, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857131517
2ndA865101315
3rdA85981105
4thA86681114
5thA8582302
6thA8882301
7thB8922200
8thB80111401
9thB80271100
10thB8951100

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1983

Stornoway had 11 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1983

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983: 24.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1983, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1983.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years