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South Holland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1983, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (318), and casualties fell from 441.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 1983
290
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
407
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1983

3.4% of collisions in South Holland in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight20771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight30274%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 290, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.7%)
  • February10 (3.4%)
  • March22 (7.6%)
  • April29 (10%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July26 (9%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September21 (7.2%)
  • October37 (13%)
  • November24 (8.3%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (67%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (41%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (27%)
  • 70 mph85 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (23%)
  • Cyclist56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20124 (30%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (66%)
  • Passenger115 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (55%)
  • Motorcycle95 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1983.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1983

The A16 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1983: 47, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164760213
2ndA17416718
3rdA1513951014
4thB1165212314
5thA1073183425
6thB1168101303
7thB116671210
8thA1525912
9thB11804400
10thA11013301
11thA523510
12thB13563400
13thA11062202
14thB10401100
15thB13591100
16thB13971100

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1983

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1983: 78.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1983

PE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1983: 136.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1983, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years