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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985, and 91 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 1984 (50), and casualties rose from 78.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1985
67
Up 34% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
91
Up 17% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985

4.5% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985 were fatal and 46% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.5%
  • Serious3146%
  • Slight3349%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious3943%
  • Slight4954%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 67, up 34% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (12%)
  • Tuesday12 (18%)
  • Wednesday8 (12%)
  • Thursday9 (13%)
  • Friday14 (21%)
  • Saturday12 (18%)
  • Sunday4 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (4.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.5%)
  • February5 (7.5%)
  • March5 (7.5%)
  • April5 (7.5%)
  • May5 (7.5%)
  • June3 (4.5%)
  • July4 (6%)
  • August10 (15%)
  • September6 (9%)
  • October10 (15%)
  • November6 (9%)
  • December5 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (54%)
  • Wet or damp23 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (7.5%)
  • Snow2 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (36%)
  • 60 mph43 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (62%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (19%)
  • 21 to 2526 (29%)
  • 26 to 3512 (13%)
  • 36 to 457 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 555 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.1%)
  • Over 752 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40 (44%)
  • Passenger32 (35%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car63 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle8 (8.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1985 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1985.

Collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1985

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985: 14, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857141615
2ndA86581902
3rdB89571014
4thA8596814
5thA8665602
6thA8583302
7thA8882302
8thB8882201
9thA8321100
10thB8921100

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1985

Stornoway had 14 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1985

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985: 23.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years