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City of London road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1987, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1986 (400), and casualties fell from 441.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,320 collisions in the City of London.

Collisions in 1987
330
Down 18% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
369
Down 16% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1987

0.9% of collisions in the City of London in 1987 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious206.1%
  • Slight30793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious226%
  • Slight34493%

City of London road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of London, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 330, down 18% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 330
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214222
2024166184
2023174187
2022175188
2021147157
2020107115
2019282305
2018269296
2017313347
2016368405
2015344382
2014348390
2013308345
2012376423
2011355409
2010335380
2009300343
2008341379
2007341381
2006355389
2005311351
2004314343
2003294328
2002381425
2001423463
2000417458
1999470509
1998448485
1997461525
1996476526
1995387423
1994390441
1993341371
1992326357
1991411450
1990395428
1989434478
1988285323
1987330369
1986400441
1985429486
1984414457
1983405448
1982475525
1981446529
1980420473
1979419481

When and where crashes happen in the City of London in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (19%)
  • Thursday68 (21%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (5.8%)
  • Sunday13 (3.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.9%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March31 (9.4%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August22 (6.7%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November28 (8.5%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph224 (68%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded85 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian168 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (21%)
  • Car occupant55 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2597 (26%)
  • 26 to 35107 (29%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian168 (46%)
  • Driver or rider143 (39%)
  • Passenger58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (40%)
  • Motorcycle115 (24%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1987

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1987 in the City of London

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1987.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1987

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1987: 37, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10374301
2ndA40364111
3rdA4262901
4thA3211232503
5thA1211222400
6thA201212601
7thA11131400
8thA3111801
9thA19901
10thA12129900
11thA50191100
12thB13291113
13thA12137700
14thA1006800
15thB1285600
16thA3004400
17thA42084401
18thB1004400
19thB5014400
20thA12102201

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1987

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1987: 250.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1987

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1987: 43.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years