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Ashfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1987, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1986 (427), and casualties fell from 554.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1987
376
Down 12% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
493
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Ashfield in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10528%
  • Slight26370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight36774%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 376, down 12% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August36 (9.6%)
  • September37 (9.8%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (61%)
  • Wet or damp124 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (73%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (14%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20101 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7538 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (59%)
  • Passenger120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (68%)
  • Motorcycle88 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1987.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1987: 54, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6115477213
2ndA384663216
3rdB6021293907
4thB60202330012
5thB6018192617
6thB6009172516
7thB6026111105
8thB600101202
9thM1101504
10thB602891101
11thB60228901
12thA6086901
13thB60236600
14thA60755701
15thB60145701
16thB601651001
17thB60194402
18thB60273401
19thA602402
20thA6101100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1987

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1987: 118.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1987

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1987: 236.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years