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Wyre road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1983, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1982 (437), and casualties fell from 576.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1983
349
Down 20% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
448
Down 22% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Wyre in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight24670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight32673%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 349, down 20% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March30 (8.6%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November17 (4.9%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph212 (61%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)
  • Cyclist57 (13%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (29%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (59%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (61%)
  • Motorcycle108 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1983.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1983

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1983: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587445017
2ndA5853549111
3rdA6314303
4thA588253008
5thA586152504
6thB5268111404
7thM6111805
8thB643091222
9thB54128901
10thB52726712
11thB52695611
12thB52664501
13thB52673302
14thB52702200
15thB53772201
16thB54392201

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1983

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1983: 98.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1983

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1983: 105.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1983, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years