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Mansfield road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1985, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (503), and casualties fell from 627.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,887 collisions in Mansfield.

Collisions in 1985
455
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
590
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Mansfield in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight33574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight44676%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 455, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170199
2024154181
2023180213
2022157191
2021141169
2020152182
2019192258
2018212276
2017221288
2016237307
2015252323
2014271346
2013221302
2012248311
2011269351
2010254343
2009296424
2008368495
2007329436
2006363478
2005381517
2004353468
2003337447
2002316416
2001344473
2000374524
1999369534
1998392581
1997329455
1996407595
1995386533
1994378497
1993372479
1992376477
1991439564
1990480630
1989521662
1988455611
1987441535
1986430560
1985455590
1984503627
1983507677
1982496663
1981466631
1980473593
1979420553

When and where crashes happen in Mansfield in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.5%)
  • February22 (4.8%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November41 (9%)
  • December43 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (60%)
  • Wet or damp157 (35%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph350 (77%)
  • 40 mph64 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (43%)
  • Pedestrian125 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (20%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (25%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 7536 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (52%)
  • Passenger156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian125 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (65%)
  • Motorcycle119 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1985.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1985

The A617 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1985: 85, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61785124322
2ndA6076110416
3rdA60753039210
4thA38243108
5thB6030233323
6thA6009162404
7thB60358912
8thB60335801
9thA6113400
10thB60142201
11thB60312310
12thB60091200
13thB60291100
14thB60471100
15thB64071101

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1985

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1985: 278.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1985

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1985: 230.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years