Skip to main content
CrashStats

Islington road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,220 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1985, and 1,286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (1,321), and casualties fell from 1,451.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 1985
1,220
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,286
Down 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1985

0.7% of collisions in Islington in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious24920%
  • Slight96379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious25220%
  • Slight1,02680%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,220, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 1,220
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (17%)
  • Wednesday184 (15%)
  • Thursday191 (16%)
  • Friday232 (19%)
  • Saturday124 (10%)
  • Sunday113 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59206 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.4%)
  • February99 (8.1%)
  • March118 (9.7%)
  • April93 (7.6%)
  • May99 (8.1%)
  • June92 (7.5%)
  • July112 (9.2%)
  • August97 (8%)
  • September95 (7.8%)
  • October126 (10%)
  • November117 (9.6%)
  • December94 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight854 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit364 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,018 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry967 (79%)
  • Wet or damp237 (19%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,218 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,035 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian445 (35%)
  • Car occupant290 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (20%)
  • Cyclist145 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (13%)
  • 21 to 25243 (19%)
  • 26 to 35221 (17%)
  • 36 to 45136 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.8%)
  • Over 7537 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded131 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (49%)
  • Pedestrian445 (35%)
  • Passenger210 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,126 (59%)
  • Motorcycle296 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach114 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 40th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1985

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1985: 258, including 3 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1258280355
2ndA5018287316
3rdA1047677014
4thA5037072017
5thA1036871018
6thA5203444709
7thA12014142012
8thA5201404001
9thA201303107
10thA400303205
11thB503303214
12thA401252503
13thB515232502
14thA1200212306
15thA1199191902
16thB501141401
17thB519141413
18thB513131301
19thA105121203
20thB110101004

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1985

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,075.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1985

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1985: 370.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years