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Tamworth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1983, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1982 (216), and casualties rose from 279.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1983
248
Up 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
314
Up 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1983

4% of collisions in Tamworth in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious5823%
  • Slight18073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23876%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 248, up 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (23%)
  • Sunday12 (4.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.3%)
  • February24 (9.7%)
  • March14 (5.6%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August21 (8.5%)
  • September21 (8.5%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November24 (9.7%)
  • December22 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (69%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (83%)
  • 40 mph37 (15%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (86%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (24%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (11%)
  • 16 to 2084 (27%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.6%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (55%)
  • Pedestrian76 (24%)
  • Passenger64 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (56%)
  • Motorcycle84 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1983.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1983

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1983: 49, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514960113
2ndA5254229
3rdB5000232802
4thA453152021
5thB5440121715
6thA5136602
7thA40915501
8thA4441301
9thA50031100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1983

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 216.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1983

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1983: 141.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years