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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (337), and casualties fell from 425.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1985
346
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
422
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
18
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985

5.2% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.2%
  • Serious11132%
  • Slight21763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194.5%
  • Serious12530%
  • Slight27866%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 346, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March14 (4%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October30 (8.7%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (65%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (79%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (23%)
  • Cyclist58 (14%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (11%)
  • 16 to 20121 (29%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (57%)
  • Pedestrian96 (23%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (62%)
  • Motorcycle101 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1985.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1985

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985: 55, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445567313
2ndB4113263726
3rdB4114232626
4thB4102212604
5thB4112212507
6thB4029152628
7thA47111317
8thA4254101105
9thA55810
10thB41112210
11thM62711
12thB41091100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1985

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985: 187.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1985

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985: 117.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years