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Ealing road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,718 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1985, and 2,066 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 300 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (1,801), and casualties fell from 2,181.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1985
1,718
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,066
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
300
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1985

1% of collisions in Ealing in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious30017%
  • Slight1,40182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious31815%
  • Slight1,73184%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,718, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday240 (14%)
  • Tuesday267 (16%)
  • Wednesday252 (15%)
  • Thursday262 (15%)
  • Friday290 (17%)
  • Saturday226 (13%)
  • Sunday181 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59220 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59264 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59394 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59309 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59223 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (7.6%)
  • February110 (6.4%)
  • March151 (8.8%)
  • April108 (6.3%)
  • May139 (8.1%)
  • June144 (8.4%)
  • July144 (8.4%)
  • August143 (8.3%)
  • September140 (8.1%)
  • October164 (9.5%)
  • November184 (11%)
  • December161 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,177 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit541 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,404 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds259 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,197 (70%)
  • Wet or damp485 (28%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,377 (80%)
  • 40 mph251 (15%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph46 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,325 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway323 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2%)
  • Roundabout34 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant956 (46%)
  • Pedestrian474 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist290 (14%)
  • Cyclist172 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant68 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10106 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1586 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20345 (17%)
  • 21 to 25310 (15%)
  • 26 to 35398 (19%)
  • 36 to 45227 (11%)
  • 46 to 55149 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65127 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.4%)
  • Over 7543 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded148 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,109 (54%)
  • Passenger483 (23%)
  • Pedestrian474 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,107 (71%)
  • Motorcycle302 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes235 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach96 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Ealing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 18th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1985

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1985: 340, including 4 fatal and 63 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020340392463
2ndA40208281225
3rdA406109130112
4thB455101119113
5thA41278290221
6thA3126692112
7thA40006077110
8thB452474908
9thA3005445019
10thA3001303805
11thA4090263106
12thA3002213005
13thB4491151501
14thB490121405
15thB4917801
16thA40055602
17thB4545802
18thB4093401
19thB44923300
20thB4563500

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1985

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,551.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1985

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1985: 361.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years