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Southampton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,045 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1983, and 1,256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (1,036), and casualties fell from 1,260.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1983
1,045
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,256
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
23
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Southampton in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious27026%
  • Slight75272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious30724%
  • Slight92574%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,045, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (13%)
  • Thursday188 (18%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday156 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.3%)
  • February83 (7.9%)
  • March101 (9.7%)
  • April80 (7.7%)
  • May80 (7.7%)
  • June70 (6.7%)
  • July83 (7.9%)
  • August76 (7.3%)
  • September92 (8.8%)
  • October114 (11%)
  • November94 (9%)
  • December96 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit315 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds851 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry792 (76%)
  • Wet or damp246 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph934 (89%)
  • 40 mph52 (5%)
  • 50 mph44 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (12%)
  • Roundabout55 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist332 (26%)
  • Pedestrian260 (21%)
  • Cyclist182 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20373 (30%)
  • 21 to 25180 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (14%)
  • 36 to 45114 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5578 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.4%)
  • Over 7526 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (58%)
  • Passenger270 (21%)
  • Pedestrian260 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (58%)
  • Motorcycle354 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 65th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1983

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1983: 124, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024124161532
2ndA358090216
3rdA336685116
4thA30576274211
5thA3354659217
6thA30253135113
7thA334212508
8thA27142206
9thA3035131405
10thB30396701
11thM2716701
12thA365701
13thA9702201
14thA31100
15thA30511100
16thA30521110
17thA30541100
18thB30571100
19thB33971200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1983

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,000.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1983

SO15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1983: 256.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years