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Ealing road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,545 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1987, and 1,865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 316 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (1,743), and casualties fell from 2,135.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1987
1,545
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,865
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
316
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Ealing in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious31620%
  • Slight1,21278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious35319%
  • Slight1,49580%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,545, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (14%)
  • Wednesday220 (14%)
  • Thursday230 (15%)
  • Friday229 (15%)
  • Saturday219 (14%)
  • Sunday200 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59194 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59209 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59270 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (7.3%)
  • February108 (7%)
  • March120 (7.8%)
  • April115 (7.4%)
  • May115 (7.4%)
  • June135 (8.7%)
  • July141 (9.1%)
  • August133 (8.6%)
  • September155 (10%)
  • October158 (10%)
  • November122 (7.9%)
  • December130 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,064 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit480 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,277 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,125 (73%)
  • Wet or damp393 (25%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,253 (81%)
  • 40 mph229 (15%)
  • 50 mph30 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,230 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant881 (47%)
  • Pedestrian457 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (12%)
  • Cyclist159 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant75 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1092 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5%)
  • 16 to 20286 (15%)
  • 21 to 25320 (17%)
  • 26 to 35358 (19%)
  • 36 to 45211 (11%)
  • 46 to 55153 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded116 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,030 (55%)
  • Pedestrian457 (25%)
  • Passenger378 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,916 (72%)
  • Motorcycle227 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes206 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Ealing

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 22nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1987

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1987: 295, including 4 fatal and 68 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020295357468
2ndA40217273336
3rdB45582101118
4thA4067999114
5thA41277393114
6thA3127191020
7thA40005668014
8thA30054857012
9thB452323302
10thA4090283704
11thA3002263105
12thB4491263706
13thA3001161814
14thB49091302
15thB49191001
16thA400581002
17thB4096702
18thB4566601
19thB44925501
20thB4543410

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1987

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,391.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1987

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1987: 285.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1987, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years