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Lancaster road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1987, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (500), and casualties fell from 657.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1987
469
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
607
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Lancaster in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight36778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight47879%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 469, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April42 (9%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July55 (12%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November31 (6.6%)
  • December31 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (64%)
  • 40 mph54 (12%)
  • 60 mph83 (18%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (20%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)
  • Cyclist62 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20152 (25%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (54%)
  • Passenger169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (62%)
  • Motorcycle119 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1987.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1987: 97, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA697110213
2ndA5896687017
3rdM6296633
4thA683223308
5thB5321192123
6thA5105121203
7thA58891002
8thB527381201
9thB52745602
10thB62545512
11thB64805501
12thA6012400
13thA652302
14thB52752201
15thA60701100
16thA6871100
17thB52721100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1987

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 143.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1987

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1987: 174.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1987

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

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years