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Wiltshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,041 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1983, and 2,811 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 568 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (2,182), and casualties fell from 3,126.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1983
2,041
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,811
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
53
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
568
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal532.6%
  • Serious56828%
  • Slight1,42070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal632.2%
  • Serious66924%
  • Slight2,07974%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 2,041, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (13%)
  • Tuesday265 (13%)
  • Wednesday265 (13%)
  • Thursday319 (16%)
  • Friday361 (18%)
  • Saturday308 (15%)
  • Sunday248 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5993 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59243 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59353 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59485 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59287 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59292 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January159 (7.8%)
  • February118 (5.8%)
  • March142 (7%)
  • April141 (6.9%)
  • May172 (8.4%)
  • June204 (10%)
  • July186 (9.1%)
  • August171 (8.4%)
  • September201 (9.8%)
  • October183 (9%)
  • November178 (8.7%)
  • December186 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,389 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting386 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,618 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds257 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist42 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,318 (65%)
  • Wet or damp629 (31%)
  • Frost or ice74 (3.6%)
  • Snow15 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph810 (40%)
  • 40 mph117 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,003 (49%)
  • 70 mph110 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,796 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout62 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,544 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist578 (21%)
  • Pedestrian242 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist240 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant95 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1099 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15197 (7%)
  • 16 to 20836 (30%)
  • 21 to 25364 (13%)
  • 26 to 35411 (15%)
  • 36 to 45262 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55236 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65174 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75124 (4.4%)
  • Over 7549 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,783 (63%)
  • Passenger786 (28%)
  • Pedestrian242 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,235 (63%)
  • Motorcycle575 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle244 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes222 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes206 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1983: 116, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36116176435
2ndA4112138429
3rdA350103147227
4thA42084127229
5thA30381131421
6thA34580106118
7thA36177103217
8thM469133617
9thA3386890116
10thA3606286414
11thA305578315
12thA3424766115
13thA429395509
14thA31023855111
15thA3633748014
16thA365273306
17thB4041254117
18thB40402137011
19thA419182918
20thA362173004

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1983

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1983: 181.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1983

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1983: 210.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years