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South Holland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1987, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (312), and casualties fell from 414.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 1987
315
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
408
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1987

4.1% of collisions in South Holland in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight31577%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 315, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February22 (7%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May25 (7.9%)
  • June26 (8.3%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August25 (7.9%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October50 (16%)
  • November31 (9.8%)
  • December24 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (56%)
  • Wet or damp123 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (38%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph174 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (20%)
  • Cyclist58 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20117 (29%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (63%)
  • Motorcycle81 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1987.

Collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1987

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1987: 65, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1516581212
2ndA164254315
3rdA17335026
4thA1073182413
5thB1165111502
6thB1168111211
7thB13578810
8thA1525702
9thB116651213
10thB13565601
11thA11014802
12thA11064401
13thB11802200
14thB13902200
15thA521100
16thB11671200
17thB13971200

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1987

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1987: 78.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1987

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1987: 153.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years