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Ashfield road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1985, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (369), and casualties fell from 490.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1985
361
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
461
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Ashfield in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious9727%
  • Slight25771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight34274%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 361, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.2%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April35 (9.7%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June22 (6.1%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (75%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (12%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian91 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (28%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (57%)
  • Passenger108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (61%)
  • Motorcycle102 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1985.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1985

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1985: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114857111
2ndA38232915
3rdB60212336210
4thB6014202805
5thB6020171904
6thB600141905
7thB6018131602
8thB6026121303
9thB6028121305
10thB6022111504
11thB6009101213
12thA607591202
13thA60891312
14thB60238903
15thM171202
16thA603600
17thB60163300
18thB60191201
19thB60271100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1985

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1985: 102.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1985

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1985: 224.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years