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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (675), and casualties fell from 910.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,371 collisions in Stockton-on-Tees.

Collisions in 1983
625
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
740
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight53185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious8712%
  • Slight63786%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockton-on-Tees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 625, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149204
2024143185
2023215298
2022205295
2021201264
2020177224
2019239323
2018184245
2017228325
2016254346
2015311437
2014276393
2013314418
2012337481
2011334466
2010320456
2009308423
2008349513
2007338482
2006407594
2005415605
2004481635
2003478625
2002477644
2001485677
2000480658
1999567785
1998552798
1997561760
1996591807
1995591787
1994611844
1993581767
1992642847
1991651844
1990700885
1989713908
1988627773
1987685892
1986661820
1985622787
1984663786
1983625740
1982675910
1981644817
1980643793
1979661854

When and where crashes happen in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.2%)
  • February43 (6.9%)
  • March61 (9.8%)
  • April51 (8.2%)
  • May47 (7.5%)
  • June44 (7%)
  • July57 (9.1%)
  • August47 (7.5%)
  • September54 (8.6%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December58 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (60%)
  • Wet or damp234 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph444 (71%)
  • 40 mph63 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (8%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (20%)
  • Roundabout63 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (36%)
  • Pedestrian179 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (24%)
  • Cyclist77 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20214 (29%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (54%)
  • Pedestrian179 (24%)
  • Passenger158 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (61%)
  • Motorcycle181 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Stockton-on-Tees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 128th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1983

The A139 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983: 49, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139495305
2ndA19374823
3rdA177364205
4thA1027293914
5thA135282802
6thA1046222201
7thA66213617
8thA67202903
9thA1305171903
10thA1130151600
11thA1045141401
12thB1274131921
13thA10446801
14thA1786601
15thA6895711
16thB12755601
17thB14255600
18thA10854910
19thB12642210
20thB13802200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1983

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 277.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1983

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983: 157.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1983, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years