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Haringey road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1985, and 1,320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (1,129), and casualties rose from 1,297.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1985
1,106
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,320
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1985

0.7% of collisions in Haringey in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious24422%
  • Slight85477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious26520%
  • Slight1,04779%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,106, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (12%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday184 (17%)
  • Saturday184 (17%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.8%)
  • February76 (6.9%)
  • March104 (9.4%)
  • April86 (7.8%)
  • May99 (9%)
  • June88 (8%)
  • July104 (9.4%)
  • August97 (8.8%)
  • September87 (7.9%)
  • October100 (9%)
  • November115 (10%)
  • December75 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit367 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds907 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry795 (72%)
  • Wet or damp286 (26%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,083 (98%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway954 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (42%)
  • Pedestrian351 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant110 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20188 (14%)
  • 21 to 25256 (19%)
  • 26 to 35240 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.7%)
  • Over 7539 (3%)
  • Not recorded62 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (46%)
  • Passenger361 (27%)
  • Pedestrian351 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,251 (69%)
  • Motorcycle202 (11%)
  • Bus or coach132 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Haringey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 58th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1985

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1985: 145, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105145169226
2ndA10115127126
3rdA50494106022
4thA1097998018
5thA5037086118
6thA103516209
7thA10104852011
8thA1344009
9thB519304007
10thA12012837110
11thB138272905
12thB550273105
13thB152202107
14thB155192806
15thA1080172603
16thB151171701
17thB137151901
18thB153141504
19thB106121703
20thB1508803

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1985

Haringey itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,084.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1985

N15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1985: 227.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years