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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1986 (289), and casualties rose from 382.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1987
322
Up 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
419
Up 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987

2.5% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight24977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7618%
  • Slight33580%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 322, up 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February14 (4.3%)
  • March30 (9.3%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May20 (6.2%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November42 (13%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (60%)
  • Wet or damp122 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph99 (31%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (32%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (12%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (60%)
  • Passenger110 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (64%)
  • Motorcycle84 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1987.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1987

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47354526
2ndA447293908
3rdA5182315
4thM1183303
5thA5070171703
6thB582131502
7thB581121300
8thB585111713
9thA5081112
10thB411671002
11thB53805601
12thB54024400
13thA4442201
14thB5782500
15thB5872200
16thB5902201
17thA4431100
18thA4531400
19thB53251100
20thB5911201

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1987

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987: 102.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1987

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987: 123.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years