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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1987, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1986 (371), and casualties rose from 519.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1987
403
Up 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
575
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
21
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1987

5.2% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal215.2%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.8%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight46781%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1987 is highlighted, with 403, up 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March37 (9.2%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May29 (7.2%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October38 (9.4%)
  • November36 (8.9%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (52%)
  • Wet or damp180 (45%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (44%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph163 (40%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (17%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (22%)
  • 21 to 2599 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (57%)
  • Passenger189 (33%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (69%)
  • Motorcycle103 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1987.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1987

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1987: 59, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45359107212
2ndA50435236
3rdM1375932
4thB585313412
5thA6223516
6thB587182305
7thB586151911
8thA512101312
9thB591101313
10thB654071210
11thA4476920
12thB53246711
13thB535061102
14thB50025601
15thB50035710
16thB53263300
17thA4442300
18thB50062201
19thB54012500
20thB53291100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1987

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1987: 64.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1987

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1987: 173.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1987, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years