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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1987, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (386), and casualties rose from 515.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1987
378
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
536
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1987

4% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154%
  • Serious9826%
  • Slight26570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious11521%
  • Slight40375%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 378, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May37 (9.8%)
  • June26 (6.9%)
  • July23 (6.1%)
  • August37 (9.8%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October48 (13%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December24 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (56%)
  • Wet or damp141 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.2%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph159 (42%)
  • 70 mph38 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20136 (25%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7539 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (66%)
  • Motorcycle81 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1987.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1987

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1987: 54, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525477416
2ndA465277410
3rdA603141110
4thA606263816
5thA6011162714
6thA453121503
7thA60975810
8thB6805902
9thA65204501
10thA60063301
11thB6793501
12thA6791100
13thB6001300

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1987

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1987: 78.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1987

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1987: 129.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years