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Hart road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1985, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (399), and casualties fell from 534.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,661 collisions in Hart.

Collisions in 1985
374
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
499
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Hart in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight28376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight38176%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 374, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025140198
2024145188
2023144202
2022157204
2021148185
2020128164
2019147200
2018157219
2017157203
2016185228
2015211270
2014206261
2013183235
2012187238
2011203251
2010211278
2009194256
2008194247
2007221290
2006205262
2005243321
2004340466
2003338461
2002405588
2001399519
2000396572
1999365542
1998386584
1997400576
1996402568
1995363498
1994348461
1993342495
1992375499
1991345476
1990427587
1989435612
1988379533
1987363506
1986361486
1985374499
1984399534
1983384503
1982387535
1981405548
1980426559
1979351496

When and where crashes happen in Hart in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (10%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (19%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April31 (8.3%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August25 (6.7%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December30 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (59%)
  • Wet or damp135 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (48%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph129 (34%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout26 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (19%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20157 (31%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (69%)
  • Motorcycle94 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hart ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1985.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1985

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1985: 48, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA304871212
2ndA3273859110
3rdB3013323808
4thA323273104
5thM3223516
6thA287162004
7thA32121604
8thB301191001
9thA3381312
10thB334971101
11thB30165701
12thB30143301
13thB30101200
14thB30121100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1985

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1985: 89.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1985

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1985: 95.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years