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Havering road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1985, and 1,393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (1,135), and casualties fell from 1,478.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1985
1,070
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,393
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Havering in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious19718%
  • Slight85480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious21916%
  • Slight1,15483%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,070, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (12%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (13%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday205 (19%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59172 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.5%)
  • February78 (7.3%)
  • March97 (9.1%)
  • April91 (8.5%)
  • May72 (6.7%)
  • June95 (8.9%)
  • July87 (8.1%)
  • August81 (7.6%)
  • September75 (7%)
  • October98 (9.2%)
  • November119 (11%)
  • December97 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds820 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry740 (69%)
  • Wet or damp308 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph838 (78%)
  • 40 mph118 (11%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph55 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway819 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (15%)
  • Roundabout75 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant788 (57%)
  • Pedestrian223 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (12%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20327 (23%)
  • 21 to 25216 (16%)
  • 26 to 35188 (13%)
  • 36 to 45108 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5588 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 65113 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (2%)
  • Not recorded66 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (52%)
  • Passenger447 (32%)
  • Pedestrian223 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,374 (73%)
  • Motorcycle175 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 66th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1985

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1985: 102, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12102155116
2ndA12492107312
3rdA11882109113
4thA12573107013
5thA1275181312
6thA134658210
7thB174313908
8thB175202707
9thB187131502
10thB1421121500
11thB1335111311
12thB145991003
13thB18671212
14thB1626603

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1985

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 905.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1985

RM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1985: 178.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1985

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

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years