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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,403 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987, and 1,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (1,306), and casualties rose from 1,755.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,656 collisions in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions in 1987
1,403
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,892
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
30
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.1%
  • Serious21515%
  • Slight1,15883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.7%
  • Serious24913%
  • Slight1,61185%

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire West and Chester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,519 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,403, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025522670
2024512628
2023496645
2022561707
2021524646
2020437550
2019563743
2018669881
2017694919
20167731,041
20157561,071
20148351,136
20137481,021
20128811,231
20119501,381
20109491,342
20099901,453
20081,0731,544
20071,1201,550
20061,1891,683
20051,2691,749
20041,3541,893
20031,4692,084
20021,3641,949
20011,4602,063
20001,4162,089
19991,4482,087
19981,5192,193
19971,4362,171
19961,4192,070
19951,3831,985
19941,3881,939
19931,4181,959
19921,3051,837
19911,3361,866
19901,4061,926
19891,4111,904
19881,4181,857
19871,4031,892
19861,3061,755
19851,3951,839
19841,3721,809
19831,3051,690
19821,4531,937
19811,3501,813
19801,3251,737
19791,2861,703

When and where crashes happen in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday213 (15%)
  • Tuesday195 (14%)
  • Wednesday221 (16%)
  • Thursday198 (14%)
  • Friday218 (16%)
  • Saturday202 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.9%)
  • February85 (6.1%)
  • March101 (7.2%)
  • April103 (7.3%)
  • May101 (7.2%)
  • June130 (9.3%)
  • July135 (9.6%)
  • August115 (8.2%)
  • September131 (9.3%)
  • October132 (9.4%)
  • November133 (9.5%)
  • December126 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit278 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,154 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry849 (61%)
  • Wet or damp513 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.8%)
  • Snow12 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph716 (51%)
  • 40 mph109 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph402 (29%)
  • 70 mph161 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,086 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway235 (17%)
  • Roundabout53 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,040 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (14%)
  • Pedestrian247 (13%)
  • Cyclist193 (10%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15141 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20470 (25%)
  • 21 to 25271 (14%)
  • 26 to 35286 (15%)
  • 36 to 45189 (10%)
  • 46 to 55159 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65124 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7571 (3.8%)
  • Over 7561 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,111 (59%)
  • Passenger534 (28%)
  • Pedestrian247 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,652 (66%)
  • Motorcycle265 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes129 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.3%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Cheshire West and Chester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire West and Chester ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 29th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 1987

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987: 91, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4191149313
2ndA5406290110
3rdA56568827
4thA51497116
5thA5594958110
6thA54466327
7thA49405415
8thA5268404804
9thB5132395117
10thA533354418
11thA556325616
12thM6294414
13thA5032283101
14thA5117254225
15thA550224014
16thM56222804
17thB5082202504
18thA530192221
19thA483162202
20thA548161903

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1987

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987: 284.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1987

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987: 224.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years