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Rugby road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1983, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (423), and casualties fell from 580.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1983
379
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
520
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1983

4% of collisions in Rugby in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154%
  • Serious13736%
  • Slight22760%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious17233%
  • Slight33264%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 379, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday81 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February18 (4.7%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April30 (7.9%)
  • May34 (9%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August25 (6.6%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (63%)
  • Wet or damp127 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (53%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph127 (34%)
  • 70 mph38 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (20%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (19%)
  • Cyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (24%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (60%)
  • Passenger151 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (62%)
  • Motorcycle98 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1983.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1983

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1983: 55, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285575318
2ndA4264754013
3rdA454165413
4thM6234639
5thB4112152616
6thA4071141403
7thB5414141604
8thA5132526
9thA427101608
10thB40297902
11thM6971304
12thA4236701
13thA464401
14thB41144402
15thB44554912
16thB41093503
17thB44292201
18thB44532301
19thB40381201
20thB40651200

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1983

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1983

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1983: 107.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years