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Leicester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,355 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1987, and 1,639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (1,434), and casualties fell from 1,725.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1987
1,355
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,639
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
21
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Leicester in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious22717%
  • Slight1,10782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.3%
  • Serious25516%
  • Slight1,36283%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,355, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (15%)
  • Tuesday208 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday222 (16%)
  • Friday186 (14%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday136 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59355 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (5%)
  • February101 (7.5%)
  • March106 (7.8%)
  • April107 (7.9%)
  • May100 (7.4%)
  • June128 (9.4%)
  • July123 (9.1%)
  • August114 (8.4%)
  • September116 (8.6%)
  • October145 (11%)
  • November135 (10%)
  • December112 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight982 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit370 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,111 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (14%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry831 (61%)
  • Wet or damp506 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,250 (92%)
  • 40 mph89 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway962 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway246 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (38%)
  • Pedestrian439 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (17%)
  • Cyclist185 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 567 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10113 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15114 (7%)
  • 16 to 20307 (19%)
  • 21 to 25317 (19%)
  • 26 to 35262 (16%)
  • 36 to 45146 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55124 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.4%)
  • Over 7535 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (49%)
  • Pedestrian439 (27%)
  • Passenger389 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,513 (66%)
  • Motorcycle276 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach78 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.1%)
  • Minibus23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 35th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1987: 122, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6122144212
2ndA47111136222
3rdA46105132223
4thA509311339
5thA6030657317
6thA5635463113
7thA5125496107
8thA426375316
9thB667262703
10thB5366252806
11thA5131244717
12thB5418212603
13thB6416172213
14thB532791312
15thB5687801

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1987

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,282.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1987

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1987: 328.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years