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Havering road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,119 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1987, and 1,450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (1,081), and casualties rose from 1,422.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1987
1,119
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,450
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Havering in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious25323%
  • Slight84976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious29420%
  • Slight1,13979%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,119, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (17%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.8%)
  • February79 (7.1%)
  • March79 (7.1%)
  • April92 (8.2%)
  • May106 (9.5%)
  • June82 (7.3%)
  • July100 (8.9%)
  • August89 (8%)
  • September106 (9.5%)
  • October99 (8.8%)
  • November97 (8.7%)
  • December103 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds874 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry727 (65%)
  • Wet or damp361 (32%)
  • Snow16 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph872 (78%)
  • 40 mph114 (10%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway886 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (14%)
  • Roundabout56 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant841 (58%)
  • Pedestrian239 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant65 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1089 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15115 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20316 (22%)
  • 21 to 25202 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (15%)
  • 36 to 45138 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55100 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (54%)
  • Passenger421 (29%)
  • Pedestrian239 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,481 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes149 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle124 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 54th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1987

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1987: 95, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1295132021
2ndA12492118012
3rdA12585114116
4thA1186074015
5thA134857313
6thA1274561210
7thB174303513
8thB1752539010
9thB1421172504
10thB1335131513
11thB162111204
12thB187111404
13thB18681402
14thB14597901
15thB1782300

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1987

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 938.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1987

RM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1987: 184.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years