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Nottingham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,360 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1987, and 1,571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 332 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (1,415), and casualties fell from 1,668.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 54,186 collisions in Nottingham.

Collisions in 1987
1,360
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,571
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
332
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Nottingham in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious33224%
  • Slight1,01274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious34822%
  • Slight1,20777%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,360, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 1,360
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025780900
2024761882
2023724835
2022679775
2021652793
2020553687
20198521,039
20188911,110
20178581,075
20168931,105
20159561,255
20149771,236
20138681,137
20128791,122
20119601,233
20109521,243
20099791,237
20089961,265
20079661,217
20061,0371,350
20051,0401,340
20041,0231,314
20031,1751,522
20021,1661,494
20011,2751,747
20001,4061,857
19991,2721,683
19981,3641,788
19971,3681,784
19961,3611,682
19951,3871,792
19941,4491,830
19931,4381,794
19921,4961,849
19911,5221,831
19901,6882,019
19891,5791,878
19881,4051,659
19871,3601,571
19861,4151,668
19851,4181,719
19841,4101,648
19831,3421,575
19821,4441,737
19811,4181,736
19801,3481,656
19791,4041,717

When and where crashes happen in Nottingham in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday230 (17%)
  • Thursday195 (14%)
  • Friday247 (18%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday113 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59247 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59363 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (5.7%)
  • February81 (6%)
  • March123 (9%)
  • April117 (8.6%)
  • May124 (9.1%)
  • June118 (8.7%)
  • July132 (9.7%)
  • August117 (8.6%)
  • September126 (9.3%)
  • October137 (10%)
  • November113 (8.3%)
  • December94 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight966 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,132 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry949 (70%)
  • Wet or damp376 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Snow11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,177 (87%)
  • 40 mph142 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,035 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout109 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (31%)
  • Pedestrian475 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (15%)
  • Cyclist222 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10116 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15108 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20337 (21%)
  • 21 to 25208 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (14%)
  • 36 to 45156 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5596 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.4%)
  • Over 75134 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider760 (48%)
  • Pedestrian475 (30%)
  • Passenger336 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,403 (62%)
  • Motorcycle257 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle230 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach106 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Nottingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 33rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1987

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1987: 124, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60124155027
2ndA610103117220
3rdA527085214
4thA65145763214
5thB6825567211
6thA60085355012
7thA6115262012
8thA6095163114
9thA6130404309
10thB6843944014
11thA6200374219
12thB60043738110
13thA453323908
14thA612273306
15thA6005232725
16thA6002192706
17thB690172413
18thB686111301
19thA60115501
20thB64645502

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1987

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,194.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1987

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1987: 308.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years