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Wandsworth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,701 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1983, and 1,949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (1,868), and casualties fell from 2,187.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1983
1,701
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,949
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1983

0.9% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1983 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious17710%
  • Slight1,50889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious19810%
  • Slight1,73589%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,701, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,701
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday251 (15%)
  • Wednesday245 (14%)
  • Thursday255 (15%)
  • Friday298 (18%)
  • Saturday239 (14%)
  • Sunday163 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59233 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59278 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59423 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January172 (10%)
  • February137 (8.1%)
  • March157 (9.2%)
  • April136 (8%)
  • May132 (7.8%)
  • June155 (9.1%)
  • July145 (8.5%)
  • August130 (7.6%)
  • September135 (7.9%)
  • October135 (7.9%)
  • November131 (7.7%)
  • December136 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,179 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit518 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,370 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,264 (74%)
  • Wet or damp422 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,653 (97%)
  • 40 mph47 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,472 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant609 (31%)
  • Pedestrian494 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist455 (23%)
  • Cyclist225 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10115 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15129 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20300 (15%)
  • 21 to 25312 (16%)
  • 26 to 35362 (19%)
  • 36 to 45210 (11%)
  • 46 to 55132 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65105 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7581 (4.2%)
  • Over 7562 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded98 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,068 (55%)
  • Pedestrian494 (25%)
  • Passenger387 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,848 (64%)
  • Motorcycle483 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle231 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach128 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 20th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1983

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1983: 177, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24177203423
2ndA217165185323
3rdA316018019
4thA20510511916
5thA21493112213
6thA320588103110
7thA219879303
8thA3036708215
9thA3220445114
10thA3216385014
11thB229384209
12thA306353903
13thA218242801
14thA216222702
15thB237222712
16thB242222202
17thA3207212401
18thB234212602
19thA3209202302
20thA3031171801

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1983

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,517.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1983

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1983: 373.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1983, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years