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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1987, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1986 (633), and casualties rose from 857.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,652 collisions in North Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1987
700
Up 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
913
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 1987

2.1% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious20129%
  • Slight48469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious22124%
  • Slight67774%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 700, up 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330441
2024314454
2023369500
2022346459
2021344441
2020306427
2019410543
2018401534
2017411554
2016412568
2015449667
2014544805
2013513778
2012480699
2011522769
2010502747
2009523776
2008580869
2007583908
2006550827
2005536808
2004625929
2003610861
2002612875
2001620877
2000592833
1999582806
1998619874
1997652930
1996696968
1995645837
1994679935
1993661938
1992688942
1991688911
1990724992
1989731959
1988802978
1987700913
1986633857
1985714978
1984704903
1983631822
1982620830
1981644835
1980672870
1979683905

When and where crashes happen in North Lincolnshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.9%)
  • February50 (7.1%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April42 (6%)
  • May38 (5.4%)
  • June62 (8.9%)
  • July64 (9.1%)
  • August62 (8.9%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November76 (11%)
  • December58 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (59%)
  • Wet or damp248 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph426 (61%)
  • 40 mph65 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph165 (24%)
  • 70 mph42 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (24%)
  • Cyclist127 (14%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20284 (31%)
  • 21 to 25129 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (64%)
  • Passenger232 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (58%)
  • Motorcycle220 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in North Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lincolnshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 116th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1987: 71, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA187197421
2ndA1594967217
3rdA1077405209
4thA10293744110
5thB1450282914
6thA161192705
7thA15162106
8thB1216131405
9thA180122809
10thB1207121607
11thB1378121203
12thB1430121313
13thA160101613
14thB1206101502
15thM18091404
16thB139281203
17thB15018802
18thA10847813
19thB13987902
20thA180(M)61211

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1987

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 1987: 329.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1987

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 1987: 190.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years