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Enfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,367 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 1987, and 1,723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 250 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (1,445), and casualties fell from 1,770.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,446 collisions in Enfield.

Collisions in 1987
1,367
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,723
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
250
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Enfield in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25018%
  • Slight1,09980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious27016%
  • Slight1,43583%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,367, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258611,028
20249221,062
20239731,167
20229681,189
20219051,118
20208621,028
20199481,168
20188911,127
20179291,188
2016771995
20157891,051
20147921,003
20137631,012
20128011,038
20118451,109
20108301,075
20097541,022
2008668854
20077851,030
20068231,054
20059761,205
20041,1021,449
20031,1971,523
20021,3791,808
20011,3311,714
20001,4461,845
19991,3851,748
19981,4241,743
19971,4201,782
19961,4531,830
19951,3851,679
19941,3311,593
19931,3101,638
19921,3051,587
19911,2821,526
19901,3471,628
19891,4031,700
19881,3721,652
19871,3671,723
19861,4451,770
19851,3961,752
19841,3251,620
19831,3631,628
19821,5061,879
19811,3571,743
19801,4631,864
19791,4961,933

When and where crashes happen in Enfield in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (14%)
  • Tuesday170 (12%)
  • Wednesday202 (15%)
  • Thursday214 (16%)
  • Friday210 (15%)
  • Saturday215 (16%)
  • Sunday161 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7.2%)
  • February87 (6.4%)
  • March100 (7.3%)
  • April97 (7.1%)
  • May122 (8.9%)
  • June114 (8.3%)
  • July129 (9.4%)
  • August114 (8.3%)
  • September109 (8%)
  • October143 (10%)
  • November119 (8.7%)
  • December134 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight910 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit451 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,100 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry945 (69%)
  • Wet or damp405 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,088 (80%)
  • 40 mph197 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway992 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway281 (21%)
  • Roundabout58 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant975 (57%)
  • Pedestrian312 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (11%)
  • Cyclist105 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1068 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15113 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20336 (20%)
  • 21 to 25268 (16%)
  • 26 to 35272 (16%)
  • 36 to 45176 (10%)
  • 46 to 55132 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.3%)
  • Over 7545 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded93 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider948 (55%)
  • Passenger463 (27%)
  • Pedestrian312 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,862 (75%)
  • Motorcycle191 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Enfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Enfield ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 31st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 1987: 168, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1010168197333
2ndA10157195132
3rdA105132164325
4thA406127170521
5thA11094111020
6thA1116486010
7thB137273506
8thA1004263113
9thA109253903
10thA1005101701
11thA1110101002
12thB154101304
13thA100391201
14thB11691101
15thB14522200
16thB1061100
17thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 1987

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,213.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 1987

EN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 1987: 222.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years