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Uttlesford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1983, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (338), and casualties rose from 471.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,365 collisions in Uttlesford.

Collisions in 1983
349
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
478
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1983

2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious10330%
  • Slight23968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight34873%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 349, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157205
2024188254
2023165243
2022156218
2021161238
2020141191
2019156212
2018163234
2017181267
2016157222
2015175232
2014192256
2013206278
2012175253
2011180304
2010165208
2009179235
2008241325
2007249334
2006276378
2005285397
2004334453
2003366512
2002351505
2001442637
2000430617
1999380546
1998363524
1997375539
1996360530
1995379539
1994351499
1993330479
1992288413
1991352489
1990363516
1989449634
1988428621
1987416587
1986350499
1985329483
1984323466
1983349478
1982338471
1981322462
1980296439
1979353530

When and where crashes happen in Uttlesford in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March24 (6.9%)
  • April33 (9.5%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October34 (9.7%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (62%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (20%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph210 (60%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (17%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20116 (24%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (66%)
  • Motorcycle84 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Uttlesford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1983.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1983

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1983: 62, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206290114
2ndB1843745010
3rdB13833554114
4thM11253838
5thA1060182304
6thB1052131621
7thB1053111803
8thB183111904
9thB105191203
10thB14174601
11thA1303302
12thB10393301
13thB10382200
14thB10572200
15thB10041100
16thB10831100
17thB13031100
18thB1851200

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1983

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1983: 38.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1983

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1983: 97.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years