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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (374), and casualties fell from 475.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1983
343
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
425
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious11634%
  • Slight21563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious13832%
  • Slight27565%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 343, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.3%)
  • February14 (4.1%)
  • March40 (12%)
  • April26 (7.6%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July33 (9.6%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September32 (9.3%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November28 (8.2%)
  • December24 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (67%)
  • Wet or damp109 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (78%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (21%)
  • Cyclist80 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (13%)
  • 16 to 20131 (31%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (60%)
  • Pedestrian88 (21%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (57%)
  • Motorcycle109 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1983.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1983

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983: 41, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4444147218
2ndB4114283526
3rdB4113263116
4thB4102213109
5thB4112212705
6thA47141504
7thM6111712
8thA591634
9thB40298814
10thB41092201
11thB41111201

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1983

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983: 195.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1983

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983: 114.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1983, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years