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Warrington road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1983, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (671), and casualties fell from 858.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1983
603
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
740
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Warrington in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight46978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious14419%
  • Slight58078%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 603, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 603
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.1%)
  • February33 (5.5%)
  • March41 (6.8%)
  • April40 (6.6%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June59 (9.8%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August57 (9.5%)
  • September73 (12%)
  • October56 (9.3%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December43 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (70%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph395 (66%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph98 (16%)
  • 70 mph84 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (18%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (20%)
  • Cyclist136 (18%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1581 (11%)
  • 16 to 20192 (26%)
  • 21 to 2585 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (12%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (59%)
  • Passenger180 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (56%)
  • Motorcycle159 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Warrington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 136th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1983

The A57 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1983: 68, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576887316
2ndA505664111
3rdA49485519
4thA574404815
5thA56334228
6thM6305225
7thM62151902
8thM56122302
9thA562101702
10thA614481200
11thB52046812
12thA50605600
13thA50614401
14thB52074400
15thB53564501
16thB51583300
17thA5582310
18thB52122201
19thA5731100
20thA5791300

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1983

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 344.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1983

WA4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1983: 128.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years