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Rugby road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1985, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (362), and casualties rose from 497.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1985
381
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
507
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1985

3.9% of collisions in Rugby in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.9%
  • Serious12733%
  • Slight23963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious15330%
  • Slight33967%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 381, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (10%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May31 (8.1%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September44 (12%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (58%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.2%)
  • Snow13 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (36%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20146 (29%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (60%)
  • Motorcycle107 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1985.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1985

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1985: 58, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285867212
2ndA453748315
3rdA4263451210
4thM6193008
5thA4071152204
6thB4029152308
7thA423142214
8thB5414121413
9thB411291823
10thB442981602
11thB41097700
12thA4276904
13thA465501
14thA55602
15thB44555710
16thB40654502
17thA4451100
18thB41141101
19thB44531200
20thM451101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1985

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 163.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1985

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1985: 118.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years