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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (377), and casualties fell from 459.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1987
368
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
438
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight28778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight34479%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 368, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.3%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March35 (9.5%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June31 (8.4%)
  • July33 (9%)
  • August30 (8.2%)
  • September43 (12%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November35 (9.5%)
  • December29 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (71%)
  • Wet or damp95 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (79%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (11%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (36%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (19%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (32%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (60%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)
  • Passenger83 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (64%)
  • Motorcycle90 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1987.

Collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1987

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987: 52, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444525909
2ndB4114283518
3rdB4113273003
4thB4112232704
5thB4102212507
6thA47111102
7thB4029111101
8thA581502
9thA425471606
10thM64402
11thA4462201
12thB41112301
13thB41091100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1987

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987: 194.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1987

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987: 128.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years