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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 770 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1987, and 1,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (866), and casualties fell from 1,137.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1987
770
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,018
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1987

2.6% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious21628%
  • Slight53469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious25825%
  • Slight74073%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 770, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (12%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February43 (5.6%)
  • March62 (8.1%)
  • April65 (8.4%)
  • May70 (9.1%)
  • June66 (8.6%)
  • July66 (8.6%)
  • August62 (8.1%)
  • September69 (9%)
  • October72 (9.4%)
  • November72 (9.4%)
  • December68 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry490 (64%)
  • Wet or damp257 (33%)
  • Snow14 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph352 (46%)
  • 40 mph88 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph215 (28%)
  • 70 mph110 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (18%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (23%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20260 (26%)
  • 21 to 25172 (17%)
  • 26 to 35160 (16%)
  • 36 to 45114 (11%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider625 (61%)
  • Passenger280 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (64%)
  • Motorcycle244 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 102nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1987

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1987: 54, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM454113314
2ndA385162312
3rdA420385107
4thA4323848012
5thM53850110
6thA4174364108
7thB40582940013
8thA462239010
9thA4175212717
10thA431212707
11thB4465202413
12thB4057181816
13thB4059172726
14thA4017151705
15thB4060151612
16thB4461132016
17thM3291202
18thB40467702
19thA40185600
20thB40615501

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1987

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1987: 227.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1987

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1987: 132.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years