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Greenwich road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,351 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1987, and 1,662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (1,347), and casualties fell from 1,680.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1987
1,351
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,662
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Greenwich in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25519%
  • Slight1,07880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious28317%
  • Slight1,36082%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,351, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (13%)
  • Thursday182 (13%)
  • Friday241 (18%)
  • Saturday220 (16%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (6.3%)
  • February104 (7.7%)
  • March115 (8.5%)
  • April92 (6.8%)
  • May152 (11%)
  • June137 (10%)
  • July114 (8.4%)
  • August92 (6.8%)
  • September101 (7.5%)
  • October128 (9.5%)
  • November120 (8.9%)
  • December111 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight975 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit375 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,074 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry899 (67%)
  • Wet or damp427 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,184 (88%)
  • 40 mph119 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,053 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway228 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant785 (47%)
  • Pedestrian356 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist94 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20279 (17%)
  • 21 to 25245 (15%)
  • 26 to 35286 (17%)
  • 36 to 45198 (12%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.8%)
  • Over 7541 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded93 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider839 (50%)
  • Passenger467 (28%)
  • Pedestrian356 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,547 (69%)
  • Motorcycle257 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach107 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Greenwich ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 36th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1987

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1987: 219, including 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206219275046
2ndA2145187328
3rdA20596116318
4thB21091103025
5thA2079113414
6thA207607107
7thA210596829
8thA102506216
9thA208293201
10thA211222723
11thA2213182404
12thA209121305
13thA200111503
14thB2139901
15thB26391101
16thB2126602
17thA22115501
18thB22145600
19thA22033301
20thB2163300

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1987

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,178.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1987

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1987: 383.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1987

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

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years