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South Kesteven road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1983, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (536), and casualties fell from 716.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,165 collisions in South Kesteven.

Collisions in 1983
510
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
670
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1983

2.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight34768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17927%
  • Slight48072%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 510, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025299400
2024306407
2023296379
2022290386
2021265320
2020198258
2019287372
2018274366
2017276372
2016317410
2015359490
2014353455
2013336449
2012341458
2011402556
2010373514
2009368515
2008375509
2007422590
2006369520
2005398570
2004438619
2003442616
2002451639
2001471666
2000440632
1999476654
1998476714
1997495710
1996502749
1995478659
1994460650
1993412596
1992444630
1991397548
1990518760
1989501739
1988468647
1987487666
1986487689
1985456624
1984510708
1983510670
1982536716
1981461639
1980457639
1979488709

When and where crashes happen in South Kesteven in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.1%)
  • February24 (4.7%)
  • March35 (6.9%)
  • April40 (7.8%)
  • May37 (7.3%)
  • June60 (12%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August37 (7.3%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November44 (8.6%)
  • December45 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (68%)
  • Wet or damp142 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (53%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph80 (16%)
  • 70 mph132 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist79 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (31%)
  • 21 to 25106 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (12%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (64%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (60%)
  • Motorcycle164 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in South Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 173rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1983

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1983: 57, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15789322
2ndA6075463117
3rdA524059117
4thA153851211
5thA16263108
6thB1081171803
7thA6121152103
8thA151141704
9thB1174121404
10thB6403112003
11thA6066802
12thB11765613
13thB11664702
14thA15331001
15thA173501
16thB13972300
17thA431101
18thB11771100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1983

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1983: 149.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1983

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1983: 177.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years