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Sunderland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 824 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1987, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (776), and casualties rose from 967.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,891 collisions in Sunderland.

Collisions in 1987
824
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,071
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Sunderland in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious18723%
  • Slight62175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious20819%
  • Slight84779%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 824, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025332430
2024335424
2023324438
2022322406
2021325426
2020321397
2019422542
2018401529
2017397518
2016513679
2015531748
2014573793
2013584793
2012568792
2011601807
2010654934
2009752989
20087481,002
20077581,031
20067601,021
20058181,101
20049021,236
20039881,346
20029021,255
20019411,315
20009631,346
19999511,306
19989681,355
19971,0441,475
19969961,368
19959531,309
19949461,265
19938901,156
19929821,281
19911,0331,363
19901,0151,355
19899391,238
19887951,046
19878241,071
1986776967
19858151,029
19848691,049
1983776919
19828591,040
19819251,124
19808581,088
19799421,203

When and where crashes happen in Sunderland in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday127 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.2%)
  • February60 (7.3%)
  • March56 (6.8%)
  • April56 (6.8%)
  • May81 (9.8%)
  • June73 (8.9%)
  • July70 (8.5%)
  • August64 (7.8%)
  • September78 (9.5%)
  • October87 (11%)
  • November75 (9.1%)
  • December65 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight565 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds682 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (69%)
  • Wet or damp224 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow14 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph693 (84%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph61 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway618 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (42%)
  • Pedestrian340 (32%)
  • Cyclist91 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1597 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20193 (18%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35168 (16%)
  • 36 to 45123 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.7%)
  • Over 7535 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (40%)
  • Pedestrian340 (32%)
  • Passenger304 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (70%)
  • Bus or coach96 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Sunderland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sunderland ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 88th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1987

The A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1987: 75, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69075106318
2ndA101873105014
3rdA183516818
4thA1824353211
5thB12863440110
6thA1231263715
7thA19234216
8thB1405172006
9thA1290151704
10thA1052141504
11thB1289132501
12thA195111400
13thB1291101611
14thB12846800
15thB12934510
16thA1(M)2300
17thA1842300
18thB12852201
19thB12942200
20thA1861100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1987

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 538.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1987

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1987: 140.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1987, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years