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Redditch road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1983, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1982 (169), and casualties rose from 215.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1983
193
Up 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
245
Up 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1983

0.5% of collisions in Redditch in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5528%
  • Slight13771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight18274%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 193, up 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (18%)
  • Sunday16 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.3%)
  • February7 (3.6%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May16 (8.3%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September16 (8.3%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December15 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (69%)
  • Wet or damp51 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (56%)
  • 40 mph48 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph19 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (81%)
  • Roundabout23 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2058 (24%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (2%)
  • Over 751 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (67%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (62%)
  • Motorcycle57 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1983.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1983

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1983: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441232906
2ndA448111405
3rdB4497101201
4thA40237701
5thB41014600
6thB45043700
7thB40922200
8thB40932302
9thB41842202
10thB40901100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1983

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1983

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1983: 113.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years