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Babergh road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1985, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (366), and casualties rose from 508.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,491 collisions in Babergh.

Collisions in 1985
350
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
516
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1985

3.7% of collisions in Babergh in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious14541%
  • Slight19255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious20239%
  • Slight30058%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 350, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025162224
2024162208
2023129181
2022181255
2021133162
2020147210
2019205295
2018192271
2017198280
2016210302
2015215298
2014291414
2013225309
2012232339
2011245341
2010241331
2009262391
2008271362
2007275412
2006279416
2005297416
2004306426
2003289414
2002313419
2001290401
2000286402
1999274370
1998260352
1997272383
1996267377
1995260355
1994255349
1993290409
1992245336
1991262369
1990319431
1989323457
1988389533
1987333452
1986323455
1985350516
1984366508
1983346460
1982347463
1981327452
1980328509
1979319422

When and where crashes happen in Babergh in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March16 (4.6%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July31 (8.9%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other84 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (60%)
  • Wet or damp122 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph164 (47%)
  • 70 mph53 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (19%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20132 (26%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (59%)
  • Passenger175 (34%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (63%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Babergh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Babergh ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1985.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1985

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1985: 58, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345884321
2ndA123964410
3rdA10712738011
4thB11152433014
5thB1508233719
6thB1070142205
7thB1456132706
8thA114181102
9thA13781004
10thA10927804
11thA110071301
12thA12146801
13thA456810
14thB10804502
15thA1313302
16thB10653302
17thB10662202
18thB10682701
19thB10712701
20thB10781101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1985

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1985: 72.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1985

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1985: 136.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years