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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (592), and casualties fell from 863.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,778 collisions in Stratford-on-Avon.

Collisions in 1987
559
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
813
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.9%
  • Serious18633%
  • Slight35163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.7%
  • Serious23429%
  • Slight55769%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 559, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275352
2024262352
2023214299
2022204282
2021199266
2020177235
2019239324
2018291417
2017268382
2016326461
2015330465
2014397564
2013342457
2012358526
2011339460
2010365509
2009355486
2008382558
2007417617
2006413568
2005484733
2004485710
2003513765
2002485680
2001547818
2000524791
1999547834
1998536793
1997585892
1996603938
1995552786
1994532801
1993469684
1992480709
1991497703
1990632932
1989672989
1988593872
1987559813
1986592863
1985572812
1984545805
1983506732
1982543750
1981531790
1980496710
1979545788

When and where crashes happen in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday86 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.7%)
  • February27 (4.8%)
  • March35 (6.3%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May55 (9.8%)
  • June54 (9.7%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September38 (6.8%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December38 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (59%)
  • Wet or damp203 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph323 (58%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20202 (25%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (15%)
  • 36 to 45115 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (63%)
  • Passenger235 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (70%)
  • Motorcycle115 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 156th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1987

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987: 97, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3497126128
2ndA4224266116
3rdA4353962110
4thA4393240214
5thA413153410
6thA429294417
7thA423273924
8thB4086182716
9thA425163425
10thA46121405
11thA44892002
12thB408981002
13thB409571022
14thM4271003
15thB40856812
16thB40926604
17thB41016803
18thB445151204
19thA4264501
20thB40874503

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1987

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987: 84.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1987

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987: 173.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years