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Southampton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1987, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (912), and casualties rose from 1,089.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1987
979
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,211
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Southampton in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious23624%
  • Slight73075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious27022%
  • Slight92877%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 979, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday184 (19%)
  • Saturday157 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7%)
  • February75 (7.7%)
  • March70 (7.2%)
  • April72 (7.4%)
  • May78 (8%)
  • June86 (8.8%)
  • July85 (8.7%)
  • August71 (7.3%)
  • September88 (9%)
  • October101 (10%)
  • November92 (9.4%)
  • December92 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight669 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds777 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry674 (69%)
  • Wet or damp292 (30%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph874 (89%)
  • 40 mph49 (5%)
  • 50 mph43 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway763 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (13%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (20%)
  • Pedestrian228 (19%)
  • Cyclist157 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1591 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20303 (25%)
  • 21 to 25209 (17%)
  • 26 to 35178 (15%)
  • 36 to 45118 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5576 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (59%)
  • Passenger270 (22%)
  • Pedestrian228 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,154 (65%)
  • Motorcycle252 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 69th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1987

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1987: 96, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302496127522
2ndA356884118
3rdA30575568015
4thA33547417
5thA3355161116
6thA3025232605
7thA334202809
8thA27121702
9thA3035111302
10thA366701
11thB303961001
12thM2716706
13thB30383500
14thA31100
15thA30391101
16thA30511100
17thA3551100
18thA851100
19thB30241101
20thB30331100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1987

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 920.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1987

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1987: 232.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years