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Norwich road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 788 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1983, and 939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1982 (716), and casualties rose from 874.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,749 collisions in Norwich.

Collisions in 1983
788
Up 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
939
Up 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1983

1% of collisions in Norwich in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious22529%
  • Slight55570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious24826%
  • Slight68373%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 788, up 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025298334
2024273299
2023206234
2022257299
2021235270
2020220258
2019319368
2018336380
2017335387
2016386442
2015374445
2014400471
2013371435
2012321372
2011374456
2010335391
2009328375
2008350431
2007415509
2006381499
2005454544
2004474566
2003510612
2002452566
2001508629
2000541660
1999552696
1998507608
1997498588
1996479609
1995460555
1994508646
1993617749
1992679794
1991715904
1990824944
19899571,150
1988828992
1987765904
1986804971
1985762910
1984826987
1983788939
1982716874
1981685796
1980706854
1979620763

When and where crashes happen in Norwich in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (17%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.7%)
  • February56 (7.1%)
  • March59 (7.5%)
  • April55 (7%)
  • May64 (8.1%)
  • June79 (10%)
  • July51 (6.5%)
  • August47 (6%)
  • September85 (11%)
  • October82 (10%)
  • November75 (9.5%)
  • December74 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds633 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (68%)
  • Wet or damp245 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph694 (88%)
  • 40 mph85 (11%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway647 (82%)
  • Roundabout61 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist284 (30%)
  • Car occupant248 (26%)
  • Cyclist185 (20%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (10%)
  • 16 to 20290 (31%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 4587 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5562 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.4%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (64%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)
  • Passenger158 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (54%)
  • Motorcycle306 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Norwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Norwich ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 100th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1983

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1983: 152, including 1 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47152191143
2ndA1477184114
3rdA1404248218
4thA1074323817
5thB1108263507
6thA1067222707
7thA11222716
8thA1024151706
9thB1140141606
10thA1151111303
11thB11508906
12thA10761100
13thB14571100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1983

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 768.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1983

NR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1983: 186.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years