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Dacorum road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1985, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (544), and casualties fell from 773.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1985
527
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
732
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Dacorum in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13626%
  • Slight38172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious15721%
  • Slight56277%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 527, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.7%)
  • February43 (8.2%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April46 (8.7%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June43 (8.2%)
  • July51 (9.7%)
  • August37 (7%)
  • September38 (7.2%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December48 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (58%)
  • Wet or damp205 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (68%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph116 (22%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20216 (30%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (13%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (59%)
  • Passenger192 (26%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (70%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1985.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1985

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1985: 87, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4187124521
2ndA41463144013
3rdA414273608
4thM1263804
5thB487162511
6thB4505131703
7thA4147111506
8thA4251111202
9thA5113404
10thA4165701
11thB4884600
12thA51833502
13thB45063401
14thB4862600
15thB4892301
16thB45401401

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1985

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1985: 239.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1985

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1985: 132.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1985, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1985.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years