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Coventry road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 881 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1987, and 1,125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 393 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1986 (1,107), and casualties fell from 1,297.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1987
881
Down 20% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,125
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
23
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
393
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Coventry in 1987 were fatal and 45% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious39345%
  • Slight46553%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious50745%
  • Slight59353%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 881, down 20% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (13%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday140 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6%)
  • February63 (7.2%)
  • March49 (5.6%)
  • April58 (6.6%)
  • May88 (10%)
  • June86 (9.8%)
  • July75 (8.5%)
  • August60 (6.8%)
  • September102 (12%)
  • October107 (12%)
  • November74 (8.4%)
  • December66 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (62%)
  • Wet or damp316 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph702 (80%)
  • 40 mph141 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (16%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (41%)
  • Pedestrian306 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (16%)
  • Cyclist101 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1590 (8%)
  • 16 to 20263 (23%)
  • 21 to 25198 (18%)
  • 26 to 35149 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (49%)
  • Pedestrian306 (27%)
  • Passenger268 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car991 (67%)
  • Motorcycle175 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 81st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1987

The A46 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1987: 54, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465480030
2ndA4445371222
3rdB41094762214
4thA454060321
5thA40823959216
6thA4233238113
7thA40532933210
8thA40232734212
9thA4282638111
10thB44542629011
11thA41702327114
12thB4107172407
13thA4114131403
14thA429131816
15thB4110111203
16thB4106101707
17thB40984412
18thM63602
19thA4271400

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1987

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 793.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1987

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1987: 219.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1987, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years