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North Kesteven road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1983, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1982 (379), and casualties fell from 539.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,340 collisions in North Kesteven.

Collisions in 1983
327
Down 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
468
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1983

4% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight21365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious13128%
  • Slight32369%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1983 is highlighted, with 327, down 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025254360
2024278382
2023244344
2022252332
2021227305
2020214299
2019254366
2018272361
2017276381
2016259368
2015287415
2014332489
2013339471
2012329494
2011344487
2010350513
2009355501
2008322492
2007341497
2006362545
2005370583
2004408557
2003384648
2002417639
2001351561
2000339523
1999339557
1998360557
1997399582
1996335516
1995333499
1994306460
1993312511
1992308479
1991313491
1990339543
1989343541
1988356529
1987314478
1986345527
1985344509
1984394580
1983327468
1982379539
1981351515
1980337495
1979346525

When and where crashes happen in North Kesteven in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (10%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February15 (4.6%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May25 (7.6%)
  • June24 (7.3%)
  • July30 (9.2%)
  • August32 (9.8%)
  • September25 (7.6%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (28%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph150 (46%)
  • 70 mph51 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (23%)
  • Cyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20151 (32%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (66%)
  • Passenger131 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (61%)
  • Motorcycle104 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in North Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1983.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1983

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1983: 47, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154768015
2ndA153324926
3rdA46284337
4thB1188283818
5thA17244227
6thA607152104
7thB1190151615
8thA52102024
9thB11896704
10thA11214401
11thB14293300
12thB12022200
13thB13942202
14thB11311100
15thB11781200
16thB11911101
17thB13951401

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1983

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1983: 37.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1983

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1983: 110.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1983, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years