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County Durham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,480 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 1987, and 2,130 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 355 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (1,509), and casualties rose from 2,120.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,228 collisions in County Durham.

Collisions in 1987
1,480
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,130
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
44
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
355
24% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 1987

3% of collisions in County Durham in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal443%
  • Serious35524%
  • Slight1,08173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal512.4%
  • Serious42520%
  • Slight1,65478%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,480, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025438561
2024452584
2023464610
2022507685
2021509699
2020498674
2019684929
20187561,083
20178391,250
20168051,177
20158661,242
20141,0131,585
20139491,369
20121,0091,544
20111,1441,654
20101,1731,708
20091,3842,078
20081,2381,914
20071,2701,973
20061,3091,947
20051,4552,139
20041,4372,142
20031,5452,336
20021,5752,308
20011,5072,227
20001,5732,250
19991,4702,163
19981,6542,472
19971,6612,536
19961,6462,534
19951,6762,456
19941,4572,132
19931,5322,304
19921,6822,423
19911,6192,345
19901,7262,568
19891,6322,424
19881,4321,996
19871,4802,130
19861,5092,120
19851,4582,069
19841,4331,987
19831,4091,865
19821,5122,138
19811,5322,115
19801,6272,230
19791,6822,248

When and where crashes happen in County Durham in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (11%)
  • Wednesday212 (14%)
  • Thursday209 (14%)
  • Friday252 (17%)
  • Saturday243 (16%)
  • Sunday192 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59267 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59355 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59219 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (7.8%)
  • February110 (7.4%)
  • March110 (7.4%)
  • April135 (9.1%)
  • May123 (8.3%)
  • June132 (8.9%)
  • July106 (7.2%)
  • August139 (9.4%)
  • September116 (7.8%)
  • October139 (9.4%)
  • November134 (9.1%)
  • December120 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,000 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,167 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry831 (56%)
  • Wet or damp566 (38%)
  • Frost or ice42 (2.8%)
  • Snow39 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph886 (60%)
  • 40 mph69 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph418 (28%)
  • 70 mph105 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,325 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout38 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,221 (57%)
  • Pedestrian418 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist81 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5100 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10127 (6%)
  • 11 to 15130 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20466 (22%)
  • 21 to 25361 (17%)
  • 26 to 35327 (15%)
  • 36 to 45241 (11%)
  • 46 to 55141 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 65113 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.8%)
  • Over 7542 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider999 (47%)
  • Passenger713 (33%)
  • Pedestrian418 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,757 (73%)
  • Motorcycle201 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes149 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach102 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in County Durham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How County Durham ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 24th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 1987

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 1987: 59, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1675999315
2ndA6905579314
3rdA6895183212
4thA1(M)4673416
5thA688436215
6thA177345609
7thA10863365012
8thA181324619
9thB65323158210
10thA19304911
11thA6912855110
12thB1285233406
13thA692213225
14thB6313212619
15thB1283192014
16thA693182708
17thA68172513
18thB1280163023
19thA67151602
20thB1278141806

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 1987

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 1987: 104.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 1987

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 1987: 152.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years