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Mansfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1987, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (430), and casualties fell from 560.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,887 collisions in Mansfield.

Collisions in 1987
441
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
535
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1987

2% of collisions in Mansfield in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight33476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight42179%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 441, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170199
2024154181
2023180213
2022157191
2021141169
2020152182
2019192258
2018212276
2017221288
2016237307
2015252323
2014271346
2013221302
2012248311
2011269351
2010254343
2009296424
2008368495
2007329436
2006363478
2005381517
2004353468
2003337447
2002316416
2001344473
2000374524
1999369534
1998392581
1997329455
1996407595
1995386533
1994378497
1993372479
1992376477
1991439564
1990480630
1989521662
1988455611
1987441535
1986430560
1985455590
1984503627
1983507677
1982496663
1981466631
1980473593
1979420553

When and where crashes happen in Mansfield in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April29 (6.6%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July40 (9.1%)
  • August28 (6.3%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (60%)
  • Wet or damp157 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (75%)
  • 40 mph58 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (41%)
  • Pedestrian121 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20137 (26%)
  • 21 to 2583 (16%)
  • 26 to 3558 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7540 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (54%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)
  • Pedestrian121 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (66%)
  • Motorcycle92 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1987.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1987: 76, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607692014
2ndA6177190520
3rdA6075344525
4thB6030232806
5thA38131504
6thA6009111302
7thB603581203
8thB60335501
9thB60314600
10thB60474601
11thA6113300
12thB60233501
13thB64073703
14thA60151100
15thB60141101
16thB60201100

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1987

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1987: 267.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1987

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1987: 223.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1987

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

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years