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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1983, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (429), and casualties fell from 569.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,486 collisions in Surrey Heath.

Collisions in 1983
412
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
529
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1983

1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10626%
  • Slight30273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious12223%
  • Slight40376%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 412, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143187
2024191243
2023184252
2022177241
2021188238
2020184245
2019198262
2018211290
2017235314
2016246332
2015249343
2014298398
2013319465
2012320486
2011297450
2010317482
2009337472
2008355521
2007363518
2006405621
2005370513
2004398584
2003353509
2002380574
2001431632
2000362518
1999441667
1998457649
1997463645
1996438621
1995396529
1994406537
1993371509
1992393559
1991385509
1990469635
1989478637
1988456594
1987428632
1986442572
1985442578
1984446587
1983412529
1982429569
1981399538
1980381521
1979443614

When and where crashes happen in Surrey Heath in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.3%)
  • February40 (9.7%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May25 (6.1%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July30 (7.3%)
  • August32 (7.8%)
  • September40 (9.7%)
  • October50 (12%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December35 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (67%)
  • Wet or damp128 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (58%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph73 (18%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (24%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20157 (30%)
  • 21 to 2599 (19%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (68%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (67%)
  • Motorcycle130 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Surrey Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Surrey Heath ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1983.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1983

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1983: 79, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307992020
2ndA3224156113
3rdA321303502
4thA3253033011
5thM3275219
6thB3411192006
7thB311162005
8thA319111305
9thB38361202
10thB3866902
11thB30154400
12thB30294700
13thA30463300
14thB30123300
15thA3241100
16thB30461100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1983

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1983: 155.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1983

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1983: 168.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years