Skip to main content
CrashStats

Redditch road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1987, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (167), and casualties fell from 231.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1987
178
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
222
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Redditch in 1987 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight15285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19186%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 178, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.7%)
  • February15 (8.4%)
  • March15 (8.4%)
  • April12 (6.7%)
  • May9 (5.1%)
  • June11 (6.2%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November14 (7.9%)
  • December14 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (69%)
  • Wet or damp50 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (60%)
  • 40 mph41 (23%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (30%)
  • 21 to 2544 (20%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4516 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.3%)
  • Over 752 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (61%)
  • Passenger49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (68%)
  • Motorcycle41 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1987.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1987

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1987: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441365503
2ndA4023101202
3rdA418971002
4thB44975501
5thA4484700
6thB40922200
7thB41012200
8thB41842300

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1987

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 117.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1987

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1987: 101.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1987.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years