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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1983, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1982 (405), and casualties fell from 546.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1983
342
Down 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
481
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious9026%
  • Slight24070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight36075%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 342, down 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March23 (6.7%)
  • April30 (8.8%)
  • May34 (9.9%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July30 (8.8%)
  • August15 (4.4%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (43%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph135 (39%)
  • 70 mph24 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (28%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (60%)
  • Passenger139 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (66%)
  • Motorcycle85 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1983.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1983

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1983: 58, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525884519
2ndA60313707
3rdA606293503
4thA46286628
5thA60115703
6thA4534401
7thA60064701
8thA60973503
9thB6793300
10thA65202401
11thA65141100

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1983

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1983: 80.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1983

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1983: 131.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years