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Coventry road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,078 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1985, and 1,320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 468 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (1,164), and casualties fell from 1,415.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1985
1,078
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,320
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
24
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
468
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Coventry in 1985 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious46843%
  • Slight58654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious55742%
  • Slight73956%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,078, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (16%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday150 (14%)
  • Friday182 (17%)
  • Saturday143 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.6%)
  • February67 (6.2%)
  • March89 (8.3%)
  • April73 (6.8%)
  • May89 (8.3%)
  • June89 (8.3%)
  • July99 (9.2%)
  • August92 (8.5%)
  • September85 (7.9%)
  • October103 (9.6%)
  • November109 (10%)
  • December101 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight761 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds825 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Other42 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry661 (61%)
  • Wet or damp365 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3.1%)
  • Snow16 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph869 (81%)
  • 40 mph155 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway873 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (12%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (36%)
  • Pedestrian372 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (16%)
  • Cyclist152 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15117 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20293 (22%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35196 (15%)
  • 36 to 45132 (10%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (49%)
  • Pedestrian372 (28%)
  • Passenger300 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (65%)
  • Motorcycle212 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 64th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1985

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1985: 71, including 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447186037
2ndA40825056123
3rdA464967024
4thB44544963124
5thA4284853019
6thA454659414
7thB41094044314
8thA40233647013
9thA4233141016
10thA40532733010
11thA4170222509
12thA41142027013
13thB4107202909
14thA429162416
15thB4110151615
16thB4106131402
17thB40986703
18thM64710
19thA4273301

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1985

Coventry had 975 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1985

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1985: 261.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1985, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years