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Warwick road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1983, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (516), and casualties fell from 703.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,871 collisions in Warwick.

Collisions in 1983
508
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
650
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1983

3.9% of collisions in Warwick in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.9%
  • Serious16833%
  • Slight32063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious21333%
  • Slight41464%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1983 is highlighted, with 508, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222264
2024211261
2023204265
2022182231
2021185245
2020188238
2019269354
2018266363
2017324428
2016303393
2015303424
2014324430
2013322419
2012323428
2011335461
2010307431
2009346464
2008455620
2007485655
2006467666
2005415590
2004460629
2003462618
2002471647
2001536733
2000499689
1999551761
1998521724
1997567809
1996548764
1995497705
1994557743
1993587774
1992530722
1991514705
1990558733
1989556746
1988516636
1987465573
1986532653
1985461591
1984486597
1983508650
1982516703
1981484677
1980510688
1979543709

When and where crashes happen in Warwick in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February37 (7.3%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June45 (8.9%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September42 (8.3%)
  • October47 (9.3%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December40 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (65%)
  • Wet or damp158 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)
  • Cyclist97 (15%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20183 (28%)
  • 21 to 25108 (17%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (62%)
  • Passenger144 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (62%)
  • Motorcycle172 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 174th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1983

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1983: 78, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45278104127
2ndA4253948313
3rdA4293650112
4thA445252817
5thB40992025012
6thA411936110
7thA46172336
8thB4453151909
9thA44461623
10thB44396820
11thB40954603
12thA41772201
13thB41032200
14thB41152200
15thA4231300
16thB40861100
17thB40871100
18thB44511110

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1983

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1983: 195.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1983

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1983: 151.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1983, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years