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Hertsmere road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1987, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (544), and casualties rose from 683.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,104 collisions in Hertsmere.

Collisions in 1987
540
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
716
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious7915%
  • Slight45184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight60384%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 540, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223317
2024249349
2023234316
2022263381
2021215295
2020189278
2019231298
2018272394
2017308422
2016349517
2015364510
2014337577
2013308438
2012310449
2011342487
2010355509
2009348494
2008340484
2007396619
2006429621
2005429622
2004468681
2003459700
2002505778
2001499771
2000506747
1999539719
1998502684
1997531703
1996520656
1995568750
1994502645
1993480661
1992497688
1991479644
1990586777
1989569731
1988510690
1987540716
1986544683
1985528671
1984565717
1983452586
1982496668
1981540711
1980582799
1979646903

When and where crashes happen in Hertsmere in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.6%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March41 (7.6%)
  • April31 (5.7%)
  • May50 (9.3%)
  • June59 (11%)
  • July46 (8.5%)
  • August40 (7.4%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November53 (9.8%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp192 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph355 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (17%)
  • 70 mph76 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (13%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20138 (19%)
  • 21 to 25110 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (76%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Hertsmere

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 160th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1987

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1987: 44, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4114458010
2ndM1426934
3rdA111394523
4thA5135344627
5thA5183325115
6thA41314313
7thM25263403
8thA1000252504
9thB462151900
10thB5378131701
11thA4008111403
12thA181201
13thA108181411
14thA41407700
15thB15671300
16thA1(M)5500
17thA4095501
18thA65600
19thB5564500
20thB1972200

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1987

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1987: 87.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1987

WD6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1987: 136.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1987, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years