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Camden road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,716 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1985, and 1,908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 369 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (1,793), and casualties fell from 2,022.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.

Collisions in 1985
1,716
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,908
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
369
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1985

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious36922%
  • Slight1,33878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious38720%
  • Slight1,51279%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,716, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 1,716
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675721
2024652723
2023727786
2022752821
2021691743
2020616668
20199221,009
20189111,024
20179671,081
2016818919
20159361,086
20149211,037
2013785865
2012749840
2011845932
2010856964
2009815908
2008729853
2007748841
2006786872
20059351,036
20041,0441,174
20031,1421,265
20021,2251,404
20011,4411,655
20001,4341,639
19991,4511,637
19981,4291,592
19971,4831,677
19961,5321,700
19951,5971,787
19941,4741,665
19931,4341,622
19921,4631,658
19911,4501,650
19901,7241,853
19891,7641,926
19881,7281,941
19871,6391,852
19861,7542,007
19851,7161,908
19841,7932,022
19831,7682,008
19821,7421,968
19811,6191,892
19801,7812,050
19791,7462,109

When and where crashes happen in Camden in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday276 (16%)
  • Tuesday259 (15%)
  • Wednesday245 (14%)
  • Thursday288 (17%)
  • Friday294 (17%)
  • Saturday207 (12%)
  • Sunday147 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59257 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59351 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59396 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59235 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59222 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (7.1%)
  • February111 (6.5%)
  • March145 (8.4%)
  • April140 (8.2%)
  • May146 (8.5%)
  • June147 (8.6%)
  • July152 (8.9%)
  • August123 (7.2%)
  • September147 (8.6%)
  • October169 (9.8%)
  • November193 (11%)
  • December122 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,177 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit474 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,256 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded165 (9.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,271 (74%)
  • Wet or damp424 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,714 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,056 (62%)
  • One way street or slip road342 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded154 (9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian613 (32%)
  • Car occupant445 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (21%)
  • Cyclist199 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant160 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20258 (14%)
  • 21 to 25368 (19%)
  • 26 to 35358 (19%)
  • 36 to 45200 (10%)
  • 46 to 55168 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65116 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.8%)
  • Over 7554 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded170 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider890 (47%)
  • Pedestrian613 (32%)
  • Passenger405 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,477 (54%)
  • Motorcycle478 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes191 (7%)
  • Bus or coach183 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car121 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Camden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1985

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1985: 219, including 2 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400219238247
2ndA41127141223
3rdA502114128124
4thA501102120222
5thA42008798019
6thA40778409
7thA5037076016
8thA56267017
9thA4015359110
10thB509444919
11thB5224347011
12thB5103841010
13thA52003439011
14thB518292908
15thB513272907
16thA4201252902
17thA5202232804
18thB517192106
19thB511161702
20thB525151705

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1985

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,576.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1985

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1985: 514.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1985

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

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years