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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1987, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (473), and casualties fell from 637.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1987
460
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
632
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1987

3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious11224%
  • Slight33473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious14823%
  • Slight46974%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 460, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.4%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July36 (7.8%)
  • August41 (8.9%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp232 (50%)
  • Dry217 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph204 (44%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph200 (43%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (16%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 20178 (28%)
  • 21 to 25108 (17%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (26%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (73%)
  • Motorcycle100 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in East Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1987.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A1184 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1987: 59, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11845978016
2ndA104870612
3rdA414395308
4thA119222516
5thA120203014
6thB1004172205
7thB158172104
8thA1170131701
9thA1250111405
10thA602112023
11thB1001101702
12thA10598901
13thB13837702
14thB119761103
15thB136851101
16thA5074502
17thB10384403
18thB1804701
19thB10002301
20thB10372400

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1987

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1987: 72.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1987

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1987: 96.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years