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Eastleigh road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1985, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (446), and casualties fell from 579.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1985
418
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
508
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious12029%
  • Slight29170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious13827%
  • Slight36371%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 418, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday91 (22%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May29 (6.9%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July24 (5.7%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (65%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (56%)
  • 40 mph64 (15%)
  • 60 mph73 (17%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (29%)
  • Cyclist74 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20149 (29%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (68%)
  • Passenger108 (21%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (58%)
  • Motorcycle148 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1985.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1985

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1985: 47, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3354754012
2ndA332945110
3rdA27253419
4thB3037202307
5thM27182613
6thB3043162205
7thB3397151706
8thB3035101003
9thA33481203
10thA30517900
11thA30256903
12thA30245602
13thB30334401
14thB33544603
15thB30573301
16thA30901101
17thB30511100
18thB33791100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1985

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 139.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1985

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1985: 160.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years