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Dacorum road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1987, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (622), and casualties fell from 826.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1987
592
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
810
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Dacorum in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious14124%
  • Slight44174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious16821%
  • Slight63178%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 592, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.7%)
  • February43 (7.3%)
  • March42 (7.1%)
  • April47 (7.9%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June55 (9.3%)
  • July54 (9.1%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December47 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (54%)
  • Wet or damp259 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (61%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (22%)
  • 70 mph60 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (15%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20173 (21%)
  • 21 to 25146 (18%)
  • 26 to 35129 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (56%)
  • Passenger244 (30%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (76%)
  • Motorcycle119 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 144th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1987

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1987: 83, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4183114120
2ndM15696014
3rdA414364619
4thA4146283905
5thA4147192404
6thA5194115
7thB487162022
8thA425181101
9thB450581102
10thB450661203
11thB4895503
12thB4884501
13thA4162411
14thA51832200
15thB4862302
16thA10811100
17thB45401100
18thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1987

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1987: 260.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1987

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1987: 140.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years