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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1985, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1984 (437), and casualties rose from 591.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1985
468
Up 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
650
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1985

1.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight34874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight51679%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 468, up 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday93 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February26 (5.6%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May30 (6.4%)
  • June45 (9.6%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August35 (7.5%)
  • September33 (7.1%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December57 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (59%)
  • Wet or damp170 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph219 (47%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph182 (39%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (18%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20194 (30%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (62%)
  • Passenger185 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (68%)
  • Motorcycle118 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in East Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1985.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A1184 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1985: 46, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1184466719
2ndA4144565011
3rdA104356113
4thB1001213125
5thA119192211
6thA602192414
7thA1170161802
8thA1250161802
9thB158161804
10thA1059141501
11thA507131704
12thB1004131902
13thB119771201
14thB138371003
15thB15027800
16thB103761203
17thA1205603
18thB10005902
19thA10603502
20thB10383501

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1985

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1985: 78.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1985

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1985: 110.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years