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Runnymede road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1985, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1984 (483), and casualties fell from 645.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,195 collisions in Runnymede.

Collisions in 1985
412
Down 15% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
538
Down 17% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Runnymede in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10125%
  • Slight30474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious11521%
  • Slight41677%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 412, down 15% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025213279
2024240311
2023255311
2022273380
2021218295
2020182229
2019273390
2018300431
2017325452
2016333482
2015371539
2014382589
2013350502
2012375544
2011387608
2010350525
2009361542
2008392602
2007394588
2006470708
2005442680
2004452648
2003404579
2002412612
2001433660
2000389552
1999484687
1998437611
1997446584
1996461651
1995456660
1994372499
1993322434
1992456618
1991394516
1990453626
1989542717
1988503673
1987509673
1986507679
1985412538
1984483645
1983402486
1982409531
1981409533
1980368451
1979394487

When and where crashes happen in Runnymede in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.3%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March27 (6.6%)
  • April39 (9.5%)
  • May32 (7.8%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August27 (6.6%)
  • September28 (6.8%)
  • October48 (12%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (63%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph244 (59%)
  • 40 mph67 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (11%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (20%)
  • Cyclist86 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20149 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (10%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (67%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (67%)
  • Motorcycle112 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Runnymede ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1985.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1985

The A30 and A320 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1985, with 42 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA304265015
2ndA320425309
3rdA317283907
4thB3121262906
5thM3263243
6thA308223005
7thB388202814
8thM25202714
9thA318182906
10thB375151601
11thB3376141404
12thB385141803
13thB3407101102
14thB386101204
15thB38991801
16thA32861105
17thB3832200
18thB3872201
19thA3291100

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1985

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1985: 91.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1985

TW20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1985: 115.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years