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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1987, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (334), and casualties fell from 493.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1987
331
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
485
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1987

3.6% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious9930%
  • Slight22066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13528%
  • Slight33870%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 331, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday71 (21%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May20 (6%)
  • June31 (9.4%)
  • July31 (9.4%)
  • August26 (7.9%)
  • September32 (9.7%)
  • October32 (9.7%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (55%)
  • Wet or damp128 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (25%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph158 (48%)
  • 70 mph72 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (25%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20114 (24%)
  • 21 to 2585 (18%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (61%)
  • Passenger165 (34%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1987.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1987: 46, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4464673116
2ndM63261111
3rdA5304517
4thM42152516
5thB4114142411
6thB4098111914
7thB5000101102
8thA5181000
9thB41168821
10thB411781413
11thA409761001
12thB41026802
13thB41115602
14thA40914403
15thB41184502
16thA383501
17thA453301
18thA4442200
19thB41122301

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1987

Polesworth and Dordon had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1987: 15.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1987

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1987: 59.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years