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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1985, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (383), and casualties fell from 557.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1985
401
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
544
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight30676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight43179%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1985 is highlighted, with 401, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday91 (23%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February15 (3.7%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October52 (13%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December38 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (57%)
  • Wet or damp158 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (53%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (33%)
  • 70 mph42 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20185 (34%)
  • 21 to 2594 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5526 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (64%)
  • Motorcycle133 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1985.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1985

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1985: 55, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4535587110
2ndA504564211
3rdA6384424
4thB585232713
5thM1224122
6thB587162007
7thB6540152004
8thB586111202
9thB591111201
10thA447101211
11thB500381013
12thA51271801
13thB535061310
14thB500251001
15thB53245603
16thB50064500
17thB53264703
18thB53294401
19thB54012200
20thA4271100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1985

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1985: 56.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1985

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1985: 176.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years