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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 903 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1983, and 1,199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 297 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (917), and casualties rose from 1,197.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1983
903
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,199
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
18
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
297
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1983

2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious29733%
  • Slight58865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious35129%
  • Slight83069%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 903, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (12%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.5%)
  • February66 (7.3%)
  • March69 (7.6%)
  • April69 (7.6%)
  • May74 (8.2%)
  • June79 (8.7%)
  • July74 (8.2%)
  • August67 (7.4%)
  • September68 (7.5%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November97 (11%)
  • December80 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry579 (64%)
  • Wet or damp303 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph470 (52%)
  • 40 mph120 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph217 (24%)
  • 70 mph92 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway729 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist373 (31%)
  • Pedestrian120 (10%)
  • Cyclist111 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1595 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20371 (31%)
  • 21 to 25185 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (9%)
  • 46 to 5571 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider791 (66%)
  • Passenger288 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car987 (59%)
  • Motorcycle377 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 86th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1983: 73, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387395119
2ndA4327094228
3rdM44670212
4thA4313650010
5thA4203544111
6thA4174313708
7thA41753043011
8thB40583036113
9thM52753214
10thA4017242709
11thB4465192105
12thA46152216
13thB4061131615
14thB4046121304
15thB4057121202
16thB406091003
17thB405981502
18thB446181605
19thA40187913
20thA4036602

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1983

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1983: 318.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1983

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1983: 179.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years