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Rushmoor road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Rushmoor in 1987, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (403), and casualties fell from 494.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,382 collisions in Rushmoor.

Collisions in 1987
384
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
484
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushmoor in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Rushmoor in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 20% in Rushmoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight29176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight37177%

Rushmoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushmoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 384, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147168
2024150182
2023139184
2022131160
2021106134
2020101119
2019137163
2018141164
2017173231
2016197245
2015184219
2014199236
2013187229
2012178211
2011210263
2010203233
2009187224
2008186221
2007222276
2006245316
2005253321
2004202258
2003213293
2002230312
2001255349
2000318393
1999265324
1998289379
1997322428
1996347444
1995377485
1994330422
1993334405
1992307390
1991318393
1990378468
1989355426
1988402493
1987384484
1986403494
1985392488
1984370442
1983338416
1982400498
1981354456
1980404504
1979419520

When and where crashes happen in Rushmoor in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April35 (9.1%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June29 (7.6%)
  • July33 (8.6%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November37 (9.6%)
  • December25 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (74%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph38 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushmoor in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (17%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (70%)
  • Motorcycle91 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushmoor in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Rushmoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushmoor ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushmoor had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1987.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushmoor with the most crashes in 1987

The A325 had the most collisions in Rushmoor in 1987: 82, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushmoor, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32582108417
2ndA3234776012
3rdB3014141713
4thA32791201
5thB30076810
6thA30115501
7thM34400
8thA3243401
9thA3531100
10thB30111100
11thB34031100

Towns in Rushmoor: crashes in 1987

Farnborough had the most collisions of any town in Rushmoor in 1987: 202.

Postcode districts in Rushmoor: crashes in 1987

GU14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushmoor in 1987: 207.

Latest crashes in Rushmoor in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushmoor in 1987, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Rushmoor road accidents in other years