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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1987, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (517), and casualties fell from 688.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,960 collisions in the Vale of White Horse.

Collisions in 1987
437
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
577
Down 16% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1987

2.5% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1987 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious15335%
  • Slight27362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious17631%
  • Slight39068%

Vale of White Horse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of White Horse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 437, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147170
2024135161
2023151198
2022162210
2021160194
2020166221
2019189248
2018211289
2017253325
2016246364
2015281365
2014287383
2013240315
2012287370
2011284397
2010293396
2009285389
2008315438
2007356483
2006381531
2005401544
2004387525
2003404539
2002472658
2001455647
2000470679
1999428604
1998444622
1997471652
1996431601
1995423572
1994413584
1993433604
1992438627
1991427583
1990484711
1989472655
1988494666
1987437577
1986517688
1985457579
1984552746
1983462625
1982466648
1981408549
1980424586
1979461645

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of White Horse in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.8%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April28 (6.4%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June34 (7.8%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August40 (9.2%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October56 (13%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December43 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (59%)
  • Wet or damp167 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (35%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph199 (46%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (21%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20157 (27%)
  • 21 to 25105 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (62%)
  • Motorcycle121 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in the Vale of White Horse

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1987.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1987

The A417 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1987: 52, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4175270320
2ndA4204970218
3rdA4154662015
4thA344355317
5thA3383750213
6thB4017324109
7thB4044161803
8thA4183141713
9thB401681105
10thB450781904
11thA42371002
12thA41306904
13thA40953301
14thB40193300
15thA41852201
16thB44932200
17thB44942301
18thB40001101
19thB40011200
20thB45081200

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1987

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1987: 68.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1987

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1987: 130.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years