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Lancaster road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1985, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (525), and casualties rose from 674.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1985
528
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
680
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1985

2.3% of collisions in Lancaster in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious11121%
  • Slight40577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious13019%
  • Slight53879%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 528, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (19%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.6%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March30 (5.7%)
  • April44 (8.3%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June52 (9.8%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October36 (6.8%)
  • November50 (9.5%)
  • December41 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (62%)
  • Wet or damp180 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph352 (67%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (19%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (22%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20154 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.7%)
  • Over 7533 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (53%)
  • Passenger185 (27%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (62%)
  • Motorcycle147 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 173rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1985: 97, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA697126325
2ndA58981103116
3rdB5321424508
4thM6345909
5thA683243023
6thB5273111302
7thA510591722
8thA655602
9thB62545600
10thA5884502
11thB52743300
12thB52753401
13thB64803501
14thB52722201
15thA5861100
16thA60701200
17thA6871300

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1985

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 136.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1985

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1985: 159.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years