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Charnwood road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1985, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (539), and casualties fell from 729.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1985
516
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
676
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Charnwood in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious10220%
  • Slight40078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious13119%
  • Slight52978%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 516, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.2%)
  • February42 (8.1%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April35 (6.8%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August46 (8.9%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December37 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (63%)
  • Wet or damp172 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (59%)
  • 40 mph55 (11%)
  • 60 mph118 (23%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (21%)
  • Cyclist96 (14%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20202 (30%)
  • 21 to 25106 (16%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (62%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (61%)
  • Motorcycle137 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1985.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1985: 99, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA699142518
2ndA512323608
3rdA46253418
4thA6004253012
5thA607233104
6thB5328172305
7thB5350152212
8thB675121501
9thA60111302
10thB5327111301
11thB5330112303
12thM1102120
13thB58891006
14thB67491502
15thB53516622
16thB5896610
17thB6766801
18thB6735501
19thA60063502
20thB5913301

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1985

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1985: 171.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1985

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1985: 185.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1985, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years