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Tamworth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1985, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (213), and casualties rose from 256.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1985
234
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
302
Up 18% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Tamworth in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight17976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight24079%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 234, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (9.4%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (19%)
  • Sunday15 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.1%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March12 (5.1%)
  • April18 (7.7%)
  • May22 (9.4%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September12 (5.1%)
  • October23 (9.8%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (60%)
  • Wet or damp86 (37%)
  • Snow6 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (80%)
  • 40 mph40 (17%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (20%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (31%)
  • 21 to 2548 (16%)
  • 26 to 3537 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7%)
  • 56 to 658 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (57%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (62%)
  • Motorcycle68 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1985.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1985

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1985: 54, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515478115
2ndA5233015
3rdB5000212814
4thA453202302
5thA409191101
6thA51371002
7thB54406701
8thA50081100
9thA51901300
10thB50801200
11thB53391100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1985

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 204.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1985

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1985: 135.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years