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Wellingborough road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1983, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1982 (334), and casualties fell from 448.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1983
265
Down 21% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
373
Down 17% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1983

3% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1983 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious12748%
  • Slight13049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious17647%
  • Slight18850%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 265, down 21% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.4%)
  • February21 (7.9%)
  • March19 (7.2%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May25 (9.4%)
  • June12 (4.5%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August16 (6%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October20 (7.5%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December34 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (58%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (63%)
  • Motorcycle82 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1983

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1983: 53, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5095378119
2ndA5103244114
3rdA452240210
4thB569152618
5thA4500131704
6thA6131617
7thB5728805
8thB57381514
9thA4361405
10thB5716802
11thA51285603
12thB5743803
13thB5702301

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1983

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 106.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1983

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1983: 141.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1983, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1983, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years