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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (545), and casualties rose from 805.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,778 collisions in Stratford-on-Avon.

Collisions in 1985
572
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
812
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
22
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985

3.8% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.8%
  • Serious21137%
  • Slight33959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.8%
  • Serious27734%
  • Slight51263%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 572, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275352
2024262352
2023214299
2022204282
2021199266
2020177235
2019239324
2018291417
2017268382
2016326461
2015330465
2014397564
2013342457
2012358526
2011339460
2010365509
2009355486
2008382558
2007417617
2006413568
2005484733
2004485710
2003513765
2002485680
2001547818
2000524791
1999547834
1998536793
1997585892
1996603938
1995552786
1994532801
1993469684
1992480709
1991497703
1990632932
1989672989
1988593872
1987559813
1986592863
1985572812
1984545805
1983506732
1982543750
1981531790
1980496710
1979545788

When and where crashes happen in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.3%)
  • February42 (7.3%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April39 (6.8%)
  • May51 (8.9%)
  • June50 (8.7%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August48 (8.4%)
  • September56 (9.8%)
  • October53 (9.3%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December38 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (60%)
  • Wet or damp188 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4%)
  • Snow18 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (25%)
  • 40 mph40 (7%)
  • 50 mph35 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph346 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (17%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20223 (27%)
  • 21 to 25137 (17%)
  • 26 to 35129 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (61%)
  • Passenger256 (32%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (68%)
  • Motorcycle135 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 156th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1985

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985: 93, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3493139437
2ndA4225382221
3rdA4354267215
4thA4293144210
5thA439314108
6thA412841010
7thB40862542014
8thA423243615
9thA46223237
10thB4095141916
11thA425101204
12thA402371003
13thB44517811
14thA4486603
15thB40356812
16thB40896801
17thB40923302
18thB41013401
19thB44523702
20thB44803300

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1985

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985: 86.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1985

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985: 194.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years