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Northumberland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,080 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1987, and 1,558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 267 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (1,059), and casualties rose from 1,553.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,345 collisions in Northumberland.

Collisions in 1987
1,080
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,558
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
34
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
267
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Northumberland in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343.1%
  • Serious26725%
  • Slight77972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.3%
  • Serious32921%
  • Slight1,19377%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,080, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025345459
2024409550
2023430627
2022456630
2021397558
2020403525
2019512739
2018563775
2017552755
2016646921
20157161,065
20147161,086
2013699997
20127601,069
20118161,154
20108551,222
20099141,344
20081,0131,443
20079711,432
20061,0231,486
20051,1121,650
20041,1681,754
20031,1471,708
20021,1091,692
20011,0391,596
20001,0671,628
19991,0651,630
19981,1111,680
19971,1301,701
19961,0751,671
19959981,498
19949541,484
19931,0241,546
19921,0081,575
19911,1321,651
19901,1931,837
19891,1771,757
19881,0981,612
19871,0801,558
19861,0591,553
19851,0081,461
19841,0171,445
19839931,413
19821,0691,598
19811,1291,663
19801,0991,665
19791,0881,536

When and where crashes happen in Northumberland in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (13%)
  • Thursday140 (13%)
  • Friday190 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (16%)
  • Sunday132 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (5.6%)
  • February78 (7.2%)
  • March71 (6.6%)
  • April90 (8.3%)
  • May78 (7.2%)
  • June79 (7.3%)
  • July99 (9.2%)
  • August105 (9.7%)
  • September104 (9.6%)
  • October112 (10%)
  • November118 (11%)
  • December86 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds834 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry616 (57%)
  • Wet or damp408 (38%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.5%)
  • Snow15 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph521 (48%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph464 (43%)
  • 70 mph67 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway968 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant829 (53%)
  • Pedestrian235 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (12%)
  • Cyclist99 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (5%)
  • Van occupant70 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20296 (19%)
  • 21 to 25238 (15%)
  • 26 to 35237 (15%)
  • 36 to 45170 (11%)
  • 46 to 55137 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7577 (4.9%)
  • Over 7558 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (53%)
  • Passenger490 (31%)
  • Pedestrian235 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,194 (65%)
  • Motorcycle188 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.6%)
  • Minibus17 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Northumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Northumberland ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 61st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1987

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1987: 83, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183146529
2ndA695689217
3rdA197476214
4thA193415726
5thA6973966212
6thA10683649310
7thA68356959
8thA189273718
9thA695243106
10thA192232405
11thA696234017
12thA196202315
13thB6318176208
14thA1167152015
15thA190141811
16thB1329112003
17thB1340113302
18thB1505111404
19thB6305111603
20thB6341111705

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1987

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1987: 100.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1987

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1987: 146.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years