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Leicester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,393 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1985, and 1,673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (1,429), and casualties fell from 1,713.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1985
1,393
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,673
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Leicester in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious25118%
  • Slight1,12381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious28017%
  • Slight1,37382%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,393, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (14%)
  • Wednesday234 (17%)
  • Thursday208 (15%)
  • Friday234 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (12%)
  • Sunday141 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59389 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (8.8%)
  • February74 (5.3%)
  • March99 (7.1%)
  • April105 (7.5%)
  • May116 (8.3%)
  • June113 (8.1%)
  • July101 (7.3%)
  • August131 (9.4%)
  • September115 (8.3%)
  • October131 (9.4%)
  • November159 (11%)
  • December126 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight997 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit391 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,165 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry859 (62%)
  • Wet or damp487 (35%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2%)
  • Snow19 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,276 (92%)
  • 40 mph93 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,014 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway258 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (33%)
  • Pedestrian480 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist335 (20%)
  • Cyclist200 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10124 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15149 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20357 (21%)
  • 21 to 25277 (17%)
  • 26 to 35234 (14%)
  • 36 to 45162 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55126 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.3%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider838 (50%)
  • Pedestrian480 (29%)
  • Passenger355 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,493 (65%)
  • Motorcycle334 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (4%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.5%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 36th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1985

The A46 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1985: 127, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46127151028
2ndA50106122217
3rdA47105136322
4thA6101119212
5thA51255162014
6thA6030435818
7thA426363919
8thA5131294614
9thB5366293908
10thB667264004
11thB5327151514
12thB5418151912
13thB6416152103
14thB5686701
15thA5635501
16thM11100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1985

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,316.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1985

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1985: 360.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years