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Redbridge road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,275 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1983, and 1,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (1,385), and casualties fell from 1,780.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1983
1,275
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,575
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Redbridge in 1983 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious14912%
  • Slight1,11087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious16410%
  • Slight1,39589%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,275, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday185 (15%)
  • Friday202 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (16%)
  • Sunday162 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.5%)
  • February90 (7.1%)
  • March117 (9.2%)
  • April93 (7.3%)
  • May114 (8.9%)
  • June95 (7.5%)
  • July86 (6.7%)
  • August90 (7.1%)
  • September115 (9%)
  • October124 (9.7%)
  • November120 (9.4%)
  • December122 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit393 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,018 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry915 (72%)
  • Wet or damp346 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,043 (82%)
  • 40 mph166 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway983 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (16%)
  • Roundabout67 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant790 (50%)
  • Pedestrian257 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (16%)
  • Cyclist115 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15105 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20317 (20%)
  • 21 to 25205 (13%)
  • 26 to 35259 (16%)
  • 36 to 45173 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65120 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7577 (4.9%)
  • Over 7540 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded53 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider867 (55%)
  • Passenger451 (29%)
  • Pedestrian257 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,649 (72%)
  • Motorcycle254 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5%)
  • Bus or coach96 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 41st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1983: 149, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12149192214
2ndA123139174311
3rdA11813715717
4thA11667919
5thA113607706
6thA406536714
7thA10834146110
8thB177232711
9thA114202303
10thA1008171901
11thA1009131405
12thA124131302
13thA104111200
14thB174111814
15thB1686600
16thB1736900
17thB1926602
18thB1966800
19thA1165811
20thA1215600

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1983

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,055.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1983

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1983: 313.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1983, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years