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Hackney road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,185 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1987, and 1,380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 272 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (1,196), and casualties fell from 1,399.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1987
1,185
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,380
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
272
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Hackney in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious27223%
  • Slight90576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious29221%
  • Slight1,08078%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,185, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 1,185
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday194 (16%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday185 (16%)
  • Friday180 (15%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (4.7%)
  • February86 (7.3%)
  • March104 (8.8%)
  • April97 (8.2%)
  • May99 (8.4%)
  • June104 (8.8%)
  • July119 (10%)
  • August100 (8.4%)
  • September115 (9.7%)
  • October122 (10%)
  • November92 (7.8%)
  • December91 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit366 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry859 (72%)
  • Wet or damp318 (27%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,149 (97%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway974 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (38%)
  • Pedestrian408 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20151 (11%)
  • 21 to 25245 (18%)
  • 26 to 35274 (20%)
  • 36 to 45128 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.7%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded126 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider598 (43%)
  • Pedestrian408 (30%)
  • Passenger374 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,305 (67%)
  • Motorcycle186 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes166 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach121 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 44th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1987

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1987: 192, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10192219336
2ndA107183214139
3rdA1046981016
4thA1025361016
5thA5035057316
6thA1054859014
7thA1064254012
8thA5201222204
9thB105212306
10thB108202608
11thB112192306
12thB104182204
13thA1200161815
14thB113151602
15thA1207131602
16thB102131901
17thA1202121200
18thA120891100
19thB1119902
20thB1016800

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1987

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,088.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1987

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1987: 262.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years