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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1985, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (325), and casualties fell from 497.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1985
321
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
463
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
41% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1985

3.1% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious13141%
  • Slight18056%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious16435%
  • Slight28962%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 321, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (7.8%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday78 (24%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June20 (6.2%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December15 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph86 (27%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph137 (43%)
  • 70 mph80 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (26%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20128 (28%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (58%)
  • Passenger158 (34%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (66%)
  • Motorcycle70 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1985.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1985

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1985: 45, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM64575113
2ndA5324219
3rdA4463046113
4thB4114162226
5thB4098131506
6thA4097101616
7thA51101203
8thB4117101205
9thB411171304
10thB41167805
11thB410261004
12thB50005600
13thA40914512
14thA4541101
15thA383300
16thA4533602
17thA4391100
18thA4441100
19thB41121101
20thB41181100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1985

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1985: 18.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1985

CV7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1985: 67.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years