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Charnwood road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1987, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (580), and casualties fell from 745.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1987
505
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
645
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Charnwood in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight40981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight54384%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 505, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.1%)
  • February16 (3.2%)
  • March45 (8.9%)
  • April56 (11%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June46 (9.1%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August38 (7.5%)
  • September37 (7.3%)
  • October65 (13%)
  • November36 (7.1%)
  • December46 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (63%)
  • Wet or damp173 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (62%)
  • 40 mph53 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (21%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20194 (30%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (65%)
  • Motorcycle142 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 175th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1987: 89, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689106012
2ndA6073146011
3rdA46263506
4thA512264205
5thA6004243003
6thB5328202603
7thA60151801
8thB5330152105
9thM1143102
10thB5327111302
11thB674101103
12thB675101501
13thB535091114
14thB53516601
15thB5915802
16thB6735501
17thB6764610
18thB5883301
19thB5893501
20thA501100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1987

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1987: 156.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1987

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1987: 157.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years