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Rushmoor road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1985, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (370), and casualties rose from 442.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,382 collisions in Rushmoor.

Collisions in 1985
392
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
488
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious11128%
  • Slight27470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious13027%
  • Slight35172%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 392, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147168
2024150182
2023139184
2022131160
2021106134
2020101119
2019137163
2018141164
2017173231
2016197245
2015184219
2014199236
2013187229
2012178211
2011210263
2010203233
2009187224
2008186221
2007222276
2006245316
2005253321
2004202258
2003213293
2002230312
2001255349
2000318393
1999265324
1998289379
1997322428
1996347444
1995377485
1994330422
1993334405
1992307390
1991318393
1990378468
1989355426
1988402493
1987384484
1986403494
1985392488
1984370442
1983338416
1982400498
1981354456
1980404504
1979419520

When and where crashes happen in Rushmoor in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August19 (4.8%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (65%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (77%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (24%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Cyclist66 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20173 (35%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3547 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (62%)
  • Passenger106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (66%)
  • Motorcycle117 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Rushmoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushmoor ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1985.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1985

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1985: 69, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3256994418
2ndA3233142012
3rdA324121202
4thB3014121701
5thB3007111702
6thA327101104
7thA30117810
8thM36802
9thB30081100
10thB30111501
11thB30431101
12thB34031201

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1985

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1985: 202.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1985

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1985: 195.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years