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Aylesbury Vale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1987, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (643), and casualties fell from 855.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in Aylesbury Vale.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1987
587
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
807
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aylesbury Vale in 1987

3.4% of collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 19% in Aylesbury Vale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight43975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.5%
  • Serious15619%
  • Slight63178%

Aylesbury Vale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aylesbury Vale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 676 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 587, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025237317
2024219286
2023281360
2022219277
2021214276
2020213285
2019273341
2018297423
2017262388
2016340462
2015363491
2014387529
2013357497
2012388545
2011394542
2010406598
2009469682
2008442624
2007530769
2006608904
2005557802
2004566799
2003575786
2002589801
2001635928
2000668931
1999612855
1998629889
1997653955
1996643933
1995574860
1994606859
1993598860
1992576866
1991563826
1990673938
1989676981
1988620900
1987587807
1986643855
1985599796
1984654910
1983614802
1982582778
1981576769
1980348468
1979575788

When and where crashes happen in Aylesbury Vale in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (17%)
  • Thursday69 (12%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February36 (6.1%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April43 (7.3%)
  • May57 (9.7%)
  • June42 (7.2%)
  • July54 (9.2%)
  • August48 (8.2%)
  • September55 (9.4%)
  • October57 (9.7%)
  • November70 (12%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fog or mist20 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (56%)
  • Wet or damp233 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (47%)
  • 40 mph35 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph276 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (88%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (14%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20195 (24%)
  • 21 to 25130 (16%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (63%)
  • Passenger200 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car799 (71%)
  • Motorcycle114 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aylesbury Vale in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Aylesbury Vale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Aylesbury Vale with the most crashes in 1987

The A41 had the most collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1987: 82, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aylesbury Vale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4182109223
2ndA41378108316
3rdA418436229
4thA421335219
5thA4146234215
6thA422233004
7thA4157131421
8thB4443121814
9thB4011101102
10thB488101601
11thB40329902
12thB48991113
13thA401181402
14thB454471003
15thA41566600
16thA40104500
17thB40332200
18thB45062400
19thA51101

Towns in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1987

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Aylesbury Vale in 1987: 194.

Postcode districts in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1987

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aylesbury Vale in 1987: 94.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1987

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,968 collisions in 1987, and 30% of them were in the old Aylesbury Vale district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Aylesbury Vale road accidents in other years