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Wychavon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1983, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (489), and casualties fell from 682.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,311 collisions in Wychavon.

Collisions in 1983
446
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
605
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Wychavon in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious17429%
  • Slight41869%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 446, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155197
2024157238
2023150209
2022160210
2021194242
2020164236
2019217292
2018195266
2017261369
2016246338
2015266394
2014239334
2013245346
2012278405
2011303419
2010283416
2009323472
2008389526
2007366529
2006331472
2005376597
2004388584
2003395560
2002400599
2001408593
2000379556
1999461647
1998444661
1997475689
1996443644
1995462666
1994434645
1993405562
1992467663
1991470651
1990530782
1989452634
1988501672
1987483675
1986451653
1985479677
1984480665
1983446605
1982489682
1981512745
1980599829
1979560808

When and where crashes happen in Wychavon in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February32 (7.2%)
  • March19 (4.3%)
  • April39 (8.7%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July44 (9.9%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (67%)
  • Wet or damp131 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph205 (46%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (28%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (67%)
  • Passenger146 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (64%)
  • Motorcycle120 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wychavon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wychavon ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1983.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1983

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1983: 62, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA446283124
2ndA4353237013
3rdA4493049210
4thM5295205
5thA38283403
6thB4084213028
7thB4090152105
8thA422142714
9thB4080101513
10thA41046701
11thA44261002
12thB403561104
13thB408561210
14thA45385610
15thB40825704
16thA41334400
17thA4503301
18thB40913301
19thB45363302
20thA4412300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1983

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1983: 69.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1983

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1983: 134.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years