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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1983, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (303), and casualties fell from 428.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1983
319
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
424
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
39% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1983

3.8% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1983 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious12339%
  • Slight18458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious15236%
  • Slight25861%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 319, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April31 (9.7%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June22 (6.9%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August30 (9.4%)
  • September23 (7.2%)
  • October28 (8.8%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (64%)
  • Wet or damp107 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph103 (32%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (45%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (20%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.7%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (64%)
  • Passenger115 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (64%)
  • Motorcycle88 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1983.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1983: 34, including 6 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4463450612
2ndA5233105
3rdM6233718
4thB4114192307
5thB4117131404
6thB4102111603
7thB4098101116
8thB50008904
9thB41117802
10thA40976902
11thA5161003
12thB41166601
13thA40915714
14thA4534701
15thB41123301
16thB41133501
17thM423401
18thA382301
19thA452200
20thA4261201

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1983

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1983: 18.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1983

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1983: 77.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years