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Breckland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1985, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (410), and casualties rose from 593.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,965 collisions in Breckland.

Collisions in 1985
416
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
697
Up 18% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1985

3.8% of collisions in Breckland in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.8%
  • Serious15738%
  • Slight24358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious26338%
  • Slight41359%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 416, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025297402
2024263365
2023196261
2022220287
2021235324
2020204284
2019245356
2018260368
2017299428
2016249336
2015278386
2014274354
2013227307
2012260394
2011258361
2010294448
2009285416
2008317426
2007336457
2006348514
2005405581
2004406591
2003379517
2002397575
2001416621
2000381575
1999393582
1998428642
1997434616
1996365587
1995410618
1994456704
1993456710
1992472748
1991484689
1990539816
1989537849
1988541808
1987490699
1986471654
1985416697
1984410593
1983384547
1982405590
1981373530
1980408557
1979364509

When and where crashes happen in Breckland in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March19 (4.6%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August40 (9.6%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October38 (9.1%)
  • November53 (13%)
  • December27 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (56%)
  • Wet or damp131 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.7%)
  • Snow13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph255 (61%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20175 (25%)
  • 21 to 25115 (16%)
  • 26 to 3591 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (52%)
  • Passenger291 (42%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (67%)
  • Motorcycle101 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Breckland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Breckland ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1985.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1985

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1985: 56, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156137221
2ndA4746136317
3rdA10752838310
4thB1110212506
5thA1065193009
6thB10771727010
7thB1108141714
8thA1066122008
9thA134121923
10thA1067112318
11thB1135111201
12thB111371104
13thB11477804
14thB11065603
15thB11073501
16thA11222301
17thB11452200
18thA10881501

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1985

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1985: 52.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1985

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1985: 76.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1985, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years