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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1983, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1982 (377), and casualties rose from 507.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1983
407
Up 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
574
Up 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1983

3.2% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious13333%
  • Slight26164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious17030%
  • Slight39168%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 407, up 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (10%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.6%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March40 (9.8%)
  • April42 (10%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June21 (5.2%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August37 (9.1%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October27 (6.6%)
  • November40 (9.8%)
  • December29 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (64%)
  • Wet or damp140 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (54%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (34%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20190 (33%)
  • 21 to 2596 (17%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5528 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (60%)
  • Passenger170 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (56%)
  • Motorcycle155 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1983.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1983

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1983: 61, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4536199423
2ndA505268215
3rdB585283207
4thM12650212
5thA6192904
6thB587152317
7thA447141804
8thB6540122212
9thB59191305
10thB5867814
11thB50026601
12thB50036903
13thA5125702
14thB50045903
15thB53265904
16thB50064401
17thB53294402
18thB54014500
19thA4442301
20thB53302200

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1983

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1983: 63.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1983

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1983: 178.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years