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Gedling road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1985, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1984 (338), and casualties rose from 439.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1985
400
Up 18% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
500
Up 14% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Gedling in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious10827%
  • Slight28571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11723%
  • Slight37675%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 400, up 18% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.3%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March25 (6.3%)
  • April39 (9.8%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9.8%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November56 (14%)
  • December24 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (68%)
  • Wet or damp121 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph321 (80%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (38%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (19%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Van occupant20 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (12%)
  • 16 to 20120 (24%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.8%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (53%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (62%)
  • Motorcycle96 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1985.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1985

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1985: 53, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA605377116
2ndA612324428
3rdB684242504
4thB6004101403
5thB686101212
6thA6146602
7thB60113601
8thB63863301
9thB6833300
10thA60972601
11thA6111201
12thA6841100

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1985

Arnold had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1985: 139.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1985

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1985: 189.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years