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Waverley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1983, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (676), and casualties fell from 925.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,540 collisions in Waverley.

Collisions in 1983
607
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
831
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
22
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1983

3.6% of collisions in Waverley in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.6%
  • Serious14925%
  • Slight43672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.1%
  • Serious18622%
  • Slight61974%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 607, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025198257
2024186242
2023246313
2022248316
2021195273
2020181220
2019216291
2018239305
2017289372
2016328419
2015326410
2014353473
2013334440
2012334450
2011350480
2010346467
2009380532
2008368549
2007460711
2006480723
2005476700
2004485711
2003455684
2002484708
2001516714
2000508687
1999522734
1998560790
1997535774
1996579806
1995584832
1994635895
1993503698
1992523719
1991530709
1990688932
1989677922
1988655885
1987588811
1986619856
1985609802
1984619825
1983607831
1982676925
1981625814
1980656857
1979569750

When and where crashes happen in Waverley in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.8%)
  • February35 (5.8%)
  • March57 (9.4%)
  • April41 (6.8%)
  • May54 (8.9%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July40 (6.6%)
  • August57 (9.4%)
  • September55 (9.1%)
  • October53 (8.7%)
  • November60 (9.9%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (62%)
  • Wet or damp205 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (56%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph221 (36%)
  • 70 mph24 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway546 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (10%)
  • Cyclist75 (9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20260 (31%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (13%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (63%)
  • Passenger224 (27%)
  • Pedestrian86 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (64%)
  • Motorcycle201 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waverley ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 134th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1983

The A325 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1983: 55, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3255558010
2ndA287467847
3rdA3100415408
4thA33455110
5thA281294929
6thB2128293929
7thA2862736110
8thA31274409
9thA283253735
10thB2131232806
11thB3001182406
12thB2130142313
13thB2127121722
14thB3007111501
15thA3016101411
16thB33847801
17thA32461101
18thB30055604
19thB21332300
20thB30002301

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1983

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1983: 90.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1983

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1983: 162.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1983, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years