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Gedling road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1987, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (364), and casualties fell from 485.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1987
352
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
449
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Gedling in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight26375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight35178%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 352, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (9.7%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March35 (9.9%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June34 (9.7%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November29 (8.2%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (32%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (72%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph57 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (18%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Cyclist47 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (24%)
  • 21 to 2578 (17%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (60%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (68%)
  • Motorcycle86 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1987.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1987

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1987: 48, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604879012
2ndA6123844114
3rdB684344813
4thB686131704
5thA61491602
6thB60047702
7thB68361201
8thB63864501
9thB60113400
10thA60971100
11thA65141100

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1987

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1987: 128.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1987

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1987: 130.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1987

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

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years