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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1987, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (442), and casualties rose from 572.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,486 collisions in Surrey Heath.

Collisions in 1987
428
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
632
Up 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious11026%
  • Slight31574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious14122%
  • Slight48877%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 428, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143187
2024191243
2023184252
2022177241
2021188238
2020184245
2019198262
2018211290
2017235314
2016246332
2015249343
2014298398
2013319465
2012320486
2011297450
2010317482
2009337472
2008355521
2007363518
2006405621
2005370513
2004398584
2003353509
2002380574
2001431632
2000362518
1999441667
1998457649
1997463645
1996438621
1995396529
1994406537
1993371509
1992393559
1991385509
1990469635
1989478637
1988456594
1987428632
1986442572
1985442578
1984446587
1983412529
1982429569
1981399538
1980381521
1979443614

When and where crashes happen in Surrey Heath in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March31 (7.2%)
  • April41 (9.6%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June37 (8.6%)
  • July34 (7.9%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November28 (6.5%)
  • December33 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (54%)
  • Wet or damp178 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (54%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph92 (21%)
  • 70 mph51 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (29%)
  • 21 to 25108 (17%)
  • 26 to 35100 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (65%)
  • Passenger188 (30%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (75%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Surrey Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Surrey Heath ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1987.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1987

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1987: 97, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3097160123
2ndM33660014
3rdA321344406
4thA3223454113
5thB3411263703
6thA325212705
7thA319162406
8thB311132002
9thB30158903
10thB3867803
11thA30464401
12thB3834601
13thB30122200
14thB30292300
15thB30201100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1987

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1987: 149.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1987

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1987: 167.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years