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Waverley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1987, and 811 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (619), and casualties fell from 856.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,540 collisions in Waverley.

Collisions in 1987
588
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
811
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Waverley in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12221%
  • Slight45978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious15219%
  • Slight65280%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 588, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025198257
2024186242
2023246313
2022248316
2021195273
2020181220
2019216291
2018239305
2017289372
2016328419
2015326410
2014353473
2013334440
2012334450
2011350480
2010346467
2009380532
2008368549
2007460711
2006480723
2005476700
2004485711
2003455684
2002484708
2001516714
2000508687
1999522734
1998560790
1997535774
1996579806
1995584832
1994635895
1993503698
1992523719
1991530709
1990688932
1989677922
1988655885
1987588811
1986619856
1985609802
1984619825
1983607831
1982676925
1981625814
1980656857
1979569750

When and where crashes happen in Waverley in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (11%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.3%)
  • February41 (7%)
  • March51 (8.7%)
  • April45 (7.7%)
  • May54 (9.2%)
  • June58 (9.9%)
  • July53 (9%)
  • August41 (7%)
  • September64 (11%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November43 (7.3%)
  • December54 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (6.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded173 (29%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (60%)
  • Wet or damp215 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph232 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (13%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.6%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20217 (27%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (14%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7541 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (62%)
  • Passenger221 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (77%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waverley ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 145th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1987

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1987: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875263112
2ndA3489618
3rdB21284559012
4thA3254051012
5thA31364518
6thA3100334006
7thA281294907
8thB2131283207
9thA286255214
10thB2130223006
11thB3007161906
12thB3001142222
13thA283131502
14thA324101201
15thB21277800
16thA30166603
17thB33844500
18thB21332200
19thB21291100
20thB30021100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1987

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1987: 83.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1987

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1987: 149.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years