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Redbridge road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,101 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1987, and 1,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (1,144), and casualties fell from 1,456.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1987
1,101
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,385
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Redbridge in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious18317%
  • Slight90983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious21315%
  • Slight1,16284%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,101, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday157 (14%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (5.6%)
  • February88 (8%)
  • March80 (7.3%)
  • April89 (8.1%)
  • May83 (7.5%)
  • June97 (8.8%)
  • July88 (8%)
  • August95 (8.6%)
  • September94 (8.5%)
  • October108 (9.8%)
  • November117 (11%)
  • December100 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit326 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds869 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry722 (66%)
  • Wet or damp362 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph928 (84%)
  • 40 mph119 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (1%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway806 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (19%)
  • Roundabout59 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant795 (57%)
  • Pedestrian263 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant41 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1596 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20239 (17%)
  • 21 to 25199 (14%)
  • 26 to 35236 (17%)
  • 36 to 45164 (12%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.4%)
  • Over 7545 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider709 (51%)
  • Passenger413 (30%)
  • Pedestrian263 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,527 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle132 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 58th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1987

The A12 and A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1987, with 125 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12125171018
2ndA123125147220
3rdA1188396011
4thA1136380013
5thA116175111
6thA406445307
7thA1083394516
8thA1009182804
9thA114182603
10thB177162023
11thA124121503
12thA104101103
13thB17491200
14thB1687801
15thA10086702
16thA1165803
17thB1735601
18thB1963403
19thB1912400
20thB1922300

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1987

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 930.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1987

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1987: 235.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1987

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

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years