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Elmbridge road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1985, and 819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (616), and casualties rose from 744.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,474 collisions in Elmbridge.

Collisions in 1985
646
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
819
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight51580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious13717%
  • Slight67082%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 646, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025264327
2024280331
2023282355
2022322406
2021252292
2020263314
2019308371
2018333417
2017378482
2016361465
2015412536
2014360465
2013375493
2012379503
2011352479
2010388533
2009380507
2008427585
2007424576
2006415578
2005441632
2004424573
2003378529
2002424574
2001486631
2000381540
1999428553
1998508649
1997513658
1996537678
1995497666
1994555734
1993611788
1992483596
1991536665
1990510625
1989605750
1988565720
1987611761
1986589739
1985646819
1984616744
1983602729
1982688870
1981633806
1980586738
1979666856

When and where crashes happen in Elmbridge in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (17%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.3%)
  • February42 (6.5%)
  • March65 (10%)
  • April50 (7.7%)
  • May38 (5.9%)
  • June57 (8.8%)
  • July43 (6.7%)
  • August60 (9.3%)
  • September50 (7.7%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November64 (9.9%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (66%)
  • Wet or damp199 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph478 (74%)
  • 40 mph67 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (20%)
  • Cyclist98 (12%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20202 (25%)
  • 21 to 25137 (17%)
  • 26 to 35102 (12%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (69%)
  • Passenger152 (19%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car808 (68%)
  • Motorcycle166 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Elmbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 129th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1985

The A3050 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1985: 76, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30507692014
2ndA307689029
3rdA244619108
4thA317434804
5thA309405126
6thA33141210
7thB369313709
8thA245263417
9thB365182204
10thB3379162103
11thB374162205
12thB2807701
13thB3645702
14thB3734501
15thA2433301
16thM252520
17thB3721100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1985

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1985: 160.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1985

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1985: 146.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years