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Worcester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1983, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1982 (300), and casualties fell from 362.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1983
234
Down 22% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
280
Down 23% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Worcester in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight17976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22380%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 234, down 22% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 234
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.3%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March23 (9.8%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May30 (13%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August18 (7.7%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October17 (7.3%)
  • November18 (7.7%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (78%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)
  • Cyclist49 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (26%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5515 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (60%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)
  • Passenger44 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (59%)
  • Motorcycle74 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1983.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1983: 55, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38557139
2ndA44344118
3rdA449141503
4thB4205121402
5thB455091200
6thA4437901
7thM56912
8thA41035700
9thB42065602
10thA45364401
11thA4223300
12thA4331101
13thA45381310

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1983

Worcester had 217 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1983

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1983: 77.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1983

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

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years