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Shropshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,087 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1983, and 1,558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 371 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,169), and casualties fell from 1,719.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1983
1,087
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,558
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
42
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
371
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1983

3.9% of collisions in Shropshire in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal423.9%
  • Serious37134%
  • Slight67462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal483.1%
  • Serious47731%
  • Slight1,03366%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,087, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (10%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (18%)
  • Sunday168 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (6.6%)
  • February64 (5.9%)
  • March82 (7.5%)
  • April83 (7.6%)
  • May103 (9.5%)
  • June85 (7.8%)
  • July100 (9.2%)
  • August91 (8.4%)
  • September103 (9.5%)
  • October108 (9.9%)
  • November101 (9.3%)
  • December95 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting172 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry650 (60%)
  • Wet or damp398 (37%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Snow13 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph381 (35%)
  • 40 mph80 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph613 (56%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (94%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant813 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist344 (22%)
  • Pedestrian148 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist119 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15106 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20499 (32%)
  • 21 to 25209 (13%)
  • 26 to 35196 (13%)
  • 36 to 45156 (10%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7580 (5.1%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider952 (61%)
  • Passenger458 (29%)
  • Pedestrian148 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,126 (61%)
  • Motorcycle324 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes132 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 59th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1983: 112, including 8 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5112180829
2ndA4995157430
3rdA45875105229
4thA413659117
5thA4883240211
6thA442304728
7thA4832841211
8thA5282438014
9thA53213844
10thB4368203739
11thA5191182007
12thA464172417
13thB4373172809
14thB5476152006
15thA454142212
16thA495141905
17thB5063131706
18thB4379121816
19thB4361111201
20thA525101310

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1983

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1983: 209.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1983

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1983: 100.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years