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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1985, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1984 (361), and casualties fell from 474.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,424 collisions in Bracknell Forest.

Collisions in 1985
307
Down 15% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
400
Down 16% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1985

2% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight22975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight31078%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 307, down 15% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131148
2024102125
2023101128
2022121147
2021129156
2020117148
2019126161
2018106127
2017135183
2016190263
2015212295
2014190256
2013209278
2012215311
2011229311
2010230290
2009241324
2008249309
2007287381
2006272370
2005278360
2004289357
2003287378
2002344436
2001371504
2000357473
1999392523
1998372510
1997378497
1996364505
1995355457
1994339462
1993288365
1992342463
1991260349
1990323411
1989293387
1988305393
1987325425
1986314402
1985307400
1984361474
1983337427
1982324436
1981314448
1980297400
1979316440

When and where crashes happen in Bracknell Forest in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February13 (4.2%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May22 (7.2%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September27 (8.8%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November53 (17%)
  • December26 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (48%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph87 (28%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (75%)
  • Roundabout38 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (26%)
  • 21 to 2562 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 751 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (65%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (72%)
  • Motorcycle78 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Bracknell Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1985.

Collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1985

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1985: 47, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095475819
2ndA329304115
3rdA322263416
4thA321222706
5thA332101402
6thB3348101212
7thA33091403
8thB301881204
9thB303481303
10thB34306901
11thB30225600
12thB34085710
13thB30174502
14thM441002
15thB30202200
16thB3831100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1985

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1985: 112.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1985

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1985: 131.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years