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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1985, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (352), and casualties fell from 479.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1985
339
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
457
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious9127%
  • Slight23971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight34275%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 339, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May19 (5.6%)
  • June22 (6.5%)
  • July33 (9.7%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (55%)
  • Wet or damp129 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph149 (44%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (18%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (24%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (67%)
  • Passenger124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (64%)
  • Motorcycle83 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1985.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1985

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1985: 53, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525369513
2ndA463962013
3rdA60303906
4thA606223626
5thA453142107
6thA60066903
7thA60115701
8thB6805502
9thA60973611
10thA6482201
11thA65202201
12thB6791100

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1985

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1985: 72.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1985

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1985: 119.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years