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Blaby road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1985, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1984 (309), and casualties rose from 409.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1985
344
Up 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
463
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Blaby in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight25173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10022%
  • Slight35476%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1985 is highlighted, with 344, up 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.4%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July23 (6.7%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October32 (9.3%)
  • November52 (15%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (56%)
  • Wet or damp137 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (46%)
  • 40 mph36 (10%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph72 (21%)
  • 70 mph55 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (31%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (60%)
  • Passenger132 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (64%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1985.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1985

The A426 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1985: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426334406
2ndB4114263706
3rdA47203816
4thA5096202704
5thM1182824
6thA46172414
7thA50101301
8thB5418101503
9thM69101110
10thB5819905
11thB538081014
12thB5826800
13thB40693300
14thA50701201

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1985

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1985: 105.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1985

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1985: 102.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years