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Walsall road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 878 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1983, and 1,096 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1982 (815), and casualties rose from 1,022.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,576 collisions in Walsall.

Collisions in 1983
878
Up 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,096
Up 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Walsall in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious21825%
  • Slight64774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious24322%
  • Slight84077%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 878, up 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025407510
2024339444
2023375521
2022434597
2021439611
2020360508
2019485684
2018486682
2017505700
2016537716
2015523717
2014512730
2013392577
2012346526
2011407571
2010555773
2009609869
2008691935
20078431,144
20067541,036
2005717981
2004714965
20037841,052
20027841,035
20019141,216
20009941,377
19999231,301
19989651,330
19979141,288
19969221,282
19958751,167
19948891,208
19938111,087
19928841,190
19918821,223
19909441,289
19899401,233
19889061,168
19877641,010
19868881,132
19858951,150
19849121,143
19838781,096
19828151,022
19818931,200
19809141,163
19798561,114

When and where crashes happen in Walsall in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.3%)
  • February55 (6.3%)
  • March60 (6.8%)
  • April55 (6.3%)
  • May83 (9.5%)
  • June77 (8.8%)
  • July61 (6.9%)
  • August60 (6.8%)
  • September94 (11%)
  • October98 (11%)
  • November83 (9.5%)
  • December88 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight604 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (63%)
  • Wet or damp303 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph705 (80%)
  • 40 mph94 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph50 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (37%)
  • Pedestrian300 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (20%)
  • Cyclist109 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1085 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15136 (12%)
  • 16 to 20244 (22%)
  • 21 to 25141 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (14%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (50%)
  • Pedestrian300 (27%)
  • Passenger253 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (62%)
  • Motorcycle215 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Walsall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 89th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1983

The A34 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1983: 80, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3480100021
2ndA4546581113
3rdA4614659013
4thM6457619
5thA452375108
6thB42103745110
7thA462242714
8thB4152243318
9thB4155212604
10thA4148192407
11thA4124182115
12thA4038151702
13thA5132113
14thA4031121302
15thB4151121401
16thB4154111902
17thB4456111802
18thA40419914
19thA4191002
20thA4637902

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1983

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 237.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1983

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1983: 182.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years