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Shropshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,216 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1987, and 1,795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 378 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1986 (1,099), and casualties rose from 1,622.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1987
1,216
Up 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,795
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
38
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
378
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal383.1%
  • Serious37831%
  • Slight80066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal432.4%
  • Serious48327%
  • Slight1,26971%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,216, up 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (13%)
  • Tuesday142 (12%)
  • Wednesday183 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (13%)
  • Friday212 (17%)
  • Saturday205 (17%)
  • Sunday164 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (4.5%)
  • February86 (7.1%)
  • March87 (7.2%)
  • April98 (8.1%)
  • May105 (8.6%)
  • June120 (9.9%)
  • July112 (9.2%)
  • August108 (8.9%)
  • September121 (10%)
  • October115 (9.5%)
  • November109 (9%)
  • December100 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight899 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting185 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds924 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry692 (57%)
  • Wet or damp485 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Snow14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (34%)
  • 40 mph87 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph700 (58%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,122 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (3%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,151 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (15%)
  • Pedestrian137 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist129 (7.2%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15120 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20421 (23%)
  • 21 to 25295 (16%)
  • 26 to 35304 (17%)
  • 36 to 45218 (12%)
  • 46 to 55124 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65105 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4%)
  • Over 7555 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,084 (60%)
  • Passenger574 (32%)
  • Pedestrian137 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,595 (71%)
  • Motorcycle251 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes129 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 43rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1987: 133, including 7 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49133211751
2ndA5115209632
3rdA45881121328
4thA4161101315
5thA4424057017
6thA51913744011
7thA488334608
8thA53253629
9thA528213618
10thA483203126
11thB4386203106
12thB50622023110
13thB4373193908
14thA454163013
15thA4117152307
16thA525151813
17thB5069132525
18thA495121613
19thA464111607
20thB5476111701

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1987

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1987: 242.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1987

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1987: 147.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years