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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (543), and casualties fell from 750.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,778 collisions in Stratford-on-Avon.

Collisions in 1983
506
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
732
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
21
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983

4.2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.2%
  • Serious20040%
  • Slight28556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious26336%
  • Slight44561%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 506, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275352
2024262352
2023214299
2022204282
2021199266
2020177235
2019239324
2018291417
2017268382
2016326461
2015330465
2014397564
2013342457
2012358526
2011339460
2010365509
2009355486
2008382558
2007417617
2006413568
2005484733
2004485710
2003513765
2002485680
2001547818
2000524791
1999547834
1998536793
1997585892
1996603938
1995552786
1994532801
1993469684
1992480709
1991497703
1990632932
1989672989
1988593872
1987559813
1986592863
1985572812
1984545805
1983506732
1982543750
1981531790
1980496710
1979545788

When and where crashes happen in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday110 (22%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.5%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March36 (7.1%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June43 (8.5%)
  • July40 (7.9%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September38 (7.5%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November50 (9.9%)
  • December44 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph136 (27%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph302 (60%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (17%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20187 (26%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (60%)
  • Passenger238 (33%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (66%)
  • Motorcycle122 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1983.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1983

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983: 78, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3478116530
2ndA4223953117
3rdA4353765313
4thA423293836
5thA412437113
6thA439222808
7thA429193329
8thB4086182308
9thA46173213
10thB4095152508
11thA4023101805
12thA425101212
13thB408581203
14thB408981003
15thB40355603
16thB44515611
17thA4484601
18thB40924500
19thA4263401
20thB40872200

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1983

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983: 72.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1983

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983: 160.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years