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Portsmouth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 953 road traffic collisions in Portsmouth in 1983, and 1,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (1,003), and casualties fell from 1,203.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,247 collisions in Portsmouth.

Collisions in 1983
953
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,108
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Portsmouth in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Portsmouth in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Portsmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious23625%
  • Slight70674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious24922%
  • Slight84776%

Portsmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Portsmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,051 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 953, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025457510
2024449519
2023463534
2022449529
2021428486
2020427495
2019484563
2018520608
2017541614
2016561652
2015591663
2014589693
2013607727
2012634740
2011684807
2010582742
2009596705
2008597719
2007675788
2006719877
2005729915
2004784962
20038051,016
20029111,146
20018111,014
20009801,217
19999131,108
19989061,134
19978861,100
19969801,184
19959501,158
19949091,081
19939841,180
19928821,060
19919231,086
19909671,154
19891,0481,241
19881,0051,175
19879091,097
19861,0011,175
19851,0511,230
19841,0251,219
19839531,108
19821,0031,203
19819711,131
19809251,126
19799831,216

When and where crashes happen in Portsmouth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday169 (18%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.5%)
  • February56 (5.9%)
  • March75 (7.9%)
  • April77 (8.1%)
  • May93 (9.8%)
  • June79 (8.3%)
  • July96 (10%)
  • August75 (7.9%)
  • September70 (7.3%)
  • October84 (8.8%)
  • November92 (9.7%)
  • December75 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight705 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds771 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (75%)
  • Wet or damp230 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph804 (84%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (4%)
  • 70 mph45 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway711 (75%)
  • Roundabout106 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Portsmouth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist362 (33%)
  • Car occupant261 (24%)
  • Cyclist242 (22%)
  • Pedestrian181 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20350 (32%)
  • 21 to 25154 (14%)
  • 26 to 35131 (12%)
  • 36 to 4576 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider731 (66%)
  • Passenger196 (18%)
  • Pedestrian181 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (51%)
  • Motorcycle392 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle256 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Portsmouth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Portsmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Portsmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Portsmouth had the 78th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Portsmouth with the most crashes in 1983

The A3 had the most collisions in Portsmouth in 1983: 156, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Portsmouth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3156177137
2ndA2887077020
3rdA20476275011
4thA275059115
5thA20303442110
6thB2154293205
7thB2151152003
8thA397121213
9thB2134111101
10thB2153111212
11thM275111403
12thM2791215
13thB21527901
14thB21556703
15thB21776702
16thA3335912
17thA20371201
18thA2041100
19thA3371100

Towns in Portsmouth: crashes in 1983

Portsmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 833.

Postcode districts in Portsmouth: crashes in 1983

PO6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Portsmouth in 1983: 221.

Latest crashes in Portsmouth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Portsmouth in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Portsmouth road accidents in other years