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Wandsworth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,460 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1987, and 1,687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 289 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (1,558), and casualties fell from 1,792.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1987
1,460
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,687
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
23
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
289
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious28920%
  • Slight1,14879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious30518%
  • Slight1,35880%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,460, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 1,460
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (13%)
  • Tuesday219 (15%)
  • Wednesday200 (14%)
  • Thursday238 (16%)
  • Friday254 (17%)
  • Saturday207 (14%)
  • Sunday152 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59231 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59326 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (5.8%)
  • February106 (7.3%)
  • March119 (8.2%)
  • April113 (7.7%)
  • May134 (9.2%)
  • June139 (9.5%)
  • July121 (8.3%)
  • August125 (8.6%)
  • September133 (9.1%)
  • October141 (9.7%)
  • November123 (8.4%)
  • December122 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,049 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit411 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,217 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,110 (76%)
  • Wet or damp340 (23%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,394 (95%)
  • 40 mph64 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,244 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (35%)
  • Pedestrian417 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist325 (19%)
  • Cyclist198 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1080 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1585 (5%)
  • 16 to 20225 (13%)
  • 21 to 25303 (18%)
  • 26 to 35357 (21%)
  • 36 to 45185 (11%)
  • 46 to 55107 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.4%)
  • Over 7554 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded121 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider943 (56%)
  • Pedestrian417 (25%)
  • Passenger327 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,546 (63%)
  • Motorcycle345 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle200 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes170 (7%)
  • Bus or coach106 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 25th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1987

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1987: 151, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3151183524
2ndA217125136026
3rdA24119125223
4thA320598118124
5thA2058897216
6thA2148696211
7thA30366575011
8thA2196375317
9thA3216445117
10thA306384407
11thA3220343614
12thB229313908
13thA216283015
14thA218273418
15thB237202205
16thB242202204
17thA3207171805
18thB306171803
19thA3209162112
20thB234141503

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1987

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,301.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1987

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1987: 343.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years