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Blaby road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1987, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (324), and casualties fell from 449.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1987
276
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
375
Down 16% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1987

2.5% of collisions in Blaby in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight30281%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1987 is highlighted, with 276, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.8%)
  • February21 (7.6%)
  • March15 (5.4%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May22 (8%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August24 (8.7%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November20 (7.2%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (51%)
  • Wet or damp123 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (22%)
  • 70 mph45 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (17%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20119 (32%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (56%)
  • Passenger118 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1987.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1987

The A46 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1987: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46183114
2ndB4114172805
3rdM1173115
4thA426151904
5thA5096151802
6thA47121503
7thB5418121202
8thB581101411
9thM69101402
10thB5827911
11thA505500
12thB40695700
13thB53805501
14thA52201
15thA5632200
16thA5121200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1987

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1987: 80.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1987

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1987: 72.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years