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Eastleigh road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1987, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (447), and casualties fell from 575.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1987
451
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
571
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1987

0.4% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11125%
  • Slight33875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious12121%
  • Slight44878%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 451, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (10%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (19%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May22 (4.9%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November38 (8.4%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (66%)
  • Wet or damp144 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (56%)
  • 40 mph84 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (10%)
  • 70 mph65 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (24%)
  • Cyclist73 (13%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20172 (30%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (68%)
  • Passenger141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1987.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1987

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1987: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335455005
2ndM273345010
3rdA33294308
4thB3037212606
5thA27203308
6thA334161808
7thB3043162015
8thB3397162115
9thB303591002
10thA30257803
11thB30336701
12thB33546701
13thA305151003
14thB30572200
15thA30241100

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1987

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 139.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1987

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1987: 164.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years