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York road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in York in 1983, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1982 (561), and casualties rose from 684.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in York.

Collisions in 1983
618
Up 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
718
Up 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
40% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1983

0.2% of collisions in York in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious24540%
  • Slight37260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious27238%
  • Slight44462%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1983 is highlighted, with 618, up 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025313368
2024304372
2023314365
2022297357
2021299356
2020267326
2019352433
2018382471
2017424499
2016481548
2015449549
2014471583
2013420521
2012424524
2011434552
2010451559
2009484617
2008459600
2007503677
2006574751
2005559752
2004620837
2003643833
2002682849
2001665891
2000565752
1999650836
1998551731
1997622804
1996496618
1995383431
1994354427
1993371453
1992386467
1991430517
1990439517
1989576678
1988654767
1987562664
1986626739
1985602705
1984614709
1983618718
1982561684
1981530640
1980585680
1979644770

When and where crashes happen in York in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (11%)
  • Tuesday103 (17%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.8%)
  • February47 (7.6%)
  • March44 (7.1%)
  • April50 (8.1%)
  • May59 (9.5%)
  • June44 (7.1%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September58 (9.4%)
  • October73 (12%)
  • November54 (8.7%)
  • December48 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (71%)
  • Wet or damp165 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph603 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist263 (37%)
  • Cyclist179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)
  • Car occupant112 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20259 (36%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (8.9%)
  • 36 to 4556 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (68%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)
  • Passenger84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (48%)
  • Motorcycle305 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in York

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 131st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1983

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1983: 87, including 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10368796037
2ndA196581024
3rdA10793236012
4thA59323809
5thB1363181904
6thB12241722010
7thB1225131403
8thA646703
9thB12276701
10thB12264403

Towns in York: crashes in 1983

York had 576 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1983

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1983: 160.

Latest crashes in York in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

York road accidents in other years