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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (573), and casualties fell from 739.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1985
506
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
667
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985

2.4% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious18837%
  • Slight30660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious21632%
  • Slight43766%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 506, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March35 (6.9%)
  • April44 (8.7%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June46 (9.1%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August49 (9.7%)
  • September41 (8.1%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November49 (9.7%)
  • December45 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (63%)
  • Wet or damp164 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph333 (66%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph142 (28%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (31%)
  • 21 to 25108 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (57%)
  • Passenger165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (60%)
  • Motorcycle170 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1985.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1985

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985: 67, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46788027
2ndA364656013
3rdA3674656518
4thA37233228
5thA3039192206
6thA39152507
7thA362142107
8thA46142116
9thB3116101115
10thA306271614
11thA36871201
12thA41757804
13thB311071201
14thB33557702
15thA4316801
16thB31114402
17thA3632500
18thB31302200
19thB31141100
20thB31151101

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1985

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985: 237.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1985

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985: 191.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years