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Runnymede road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1987, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (507), and casualties fell from 679.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,195 collisions in Runnymede.

Collisions in 1987
509
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
673
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Runnymede in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight40379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight55282%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 509, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025213279
2024240311
2023255311
2022273380
2021218295
2020182229
2019273390
2018300431
2017325452
2016333482
2015371539
2014382589
2013350502
2012375544
2011387608
2010350525
2009361542
2008392602
2007394588
2006470708
2005442680
2004452648
2003404579
2002412612
2001433660
2000389552
1999484687
1998437611
1997446584
1996461651
1995456660
1994372499
1993322434
1992456618
1991394516
1990453626
1989542717
1988503673
1987509673
1986507679
1985412538
1984483645
1983402486
1982409531
1981409533
1980368451
1979394487

When and where crashes happen in Runnymede in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.1%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March38 (7.5%)
  • April29 (5.7%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June48 (9.4%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August39 (7.7%)
  • September42 (8.3%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November45 (8.8%)
  • December49 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (61%)
  • Wet or damp191 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph251 (49%)
  • 40 mph69 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph56 (11%)
  • 70 mph123 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20166 (25%)
  • 21 to 25118 (18%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (68%)
  • Passenger168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (70%)
  • Motorcycle120 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Runnymede ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had the 171st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1987

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1987: 82, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2582115112
2ndA3204662010
3rdA304262014
4thB3121394318
5thM3346116
6thA318253114
7thA317223016
8thA308202413
9thB3376151602
10thB385151902
11thA328111302
12thB3407101000
13thB37591102
14thB3889902
15thB38981002
16thB38671404
17thB38771200
18thA3192400
19thB3832200
20thA3291100

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1987

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1987: 94.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1987

KT15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1987: 142.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years