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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 66 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987, and 104 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1986 (52), and casualties rose from 65.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1987
66
Up 27% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
104
Up 60% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987

4.5% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987 were fatal and 47% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.5%
  • Serious3147%
  • Slight3248%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious5048%
  • Slight5149%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 66, up 27% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (15%)
  • Tuesday7 (11%)
  • Wednesday3 (4.5%)
  • Thursday9 (14%)
  • Friday20 (30%)
  • Saturday14 (21%)
  • Sunday3 (4.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (14%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (9.1%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (11%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9.1%)
  • February7 (11%)
  • March6 (9.1%)
  • April6 (9.1%)
  • May2 (3%)
  • June4 (6.1%)
  • July9 (14%)
  • August6 (9.1%)
  • September6 (9.1%)
  • October8 (12%)
  • November5 (7.6%)
  • December1 (1.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32 (48%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry41 (62%)
  • Wet or damp18 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (6.1%)
  • Snow3 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (30%)
  • 40 mph2 (3%)
  • 60 mph44 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (64%)
  • Pedestrian17 (16%)
  • Van occupant7 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (25%)
  • 21 to 2525 (24%)
  • 26 to 3521 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 553 (2.9%)
  • 56 to 654 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider51 (49%)
  • Passenger36 (35%)
  • Pedestrian17 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car65 (73%)
  • Other vehicle6 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle4 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1987 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1987.

Collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1987

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857162305
2ndA859102014
3rdA86561005
4thA8666621
5thA85851004
6thA8883402
7thB8953902
8thB8922202
9thA8561101
10thB80271200

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1987

Stornoway had 7 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1987

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987: 26.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 18 December 1987.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years