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Aylesbury Vale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1985, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (654), and casualties fell from 910.

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

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1985
599
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
796
Down 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Aylesbury Vale in 1985

3.2% of collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 19% in Aylesbury Vale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious15025%
  • Slight43072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.9%
  • Serious18523%
  • Slight58874%

Aylesbury Vale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aylesbury Vale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 676 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 599, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025237317
2024219286
2023281360
2022219277
2021214276
2020213285
2019273341
2018297423
2017262388
2016340462
2015363491
2014387529
2013357497
2012388545
2011394542
2010406598
2009469682
2008442624
2007530769
2006608904
2005557802
2004566799
2003575786
2002589801
2001635928
2000668931
1999612855
1998629889
1997653955
1996643933
1995574860
1994606859
1993598860
1992576866
1991563826
1990673938
1989676981
1988620900
1987587807
1986643855
1985599796
1984654910
1983614802
1982582778
1981576769
1980348468
1979575788

When and where crashes happen in Aylesbury Vale in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.2%)
  • February50 (8.3%)
  • March48 (8%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June41 (6.8%)
  • July49 (8.2%)
  • August53 (8.8%)
  • September49 (8.2%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (57%)
  • Wet or damp218 (36%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.5%)
  • Snow11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (48%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph267 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (56%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (15%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (24%)
  • 21 to 25134 (17%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 4597 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (62%)
  • Passenger173 (22%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (69%)
  • Motorcycle124 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aylesbury Vale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Aylesbury Vale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Aylesbury Vale with the most crashes in 1985

The A413 had the most collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1985: 95, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aylesbury Vale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41395118526
2ndA4180112314
3rdA4185980212
4thA4213049111
5thA4157162104
6thA422162603
7thB4443152007
8thA4146132013
9thB489131906
10thA4011121723
11thA401081402
12thB40118812
13thB45447801
14thB40326703
15thB4886901
16thA53402
17thA41292301
18thA41562201
19thB40092200
20thB40332400

Towns in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1985

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Aylesbury Vale in 1985: 174.

Postcode districts in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1985

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aylesbury Vale in 1985: 122.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1985

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,091 collisions in 1985, and 29% of them were in the old Aylesbury Vale district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Aylesbury Vale road accidents in other years