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Wellingborough road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1987, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (337), and casualties fell from 442.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1987
312
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
424
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1987 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious12741%
  • Slight17957%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious15336%
  • Slight26462%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 312, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (19%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.1%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April29 (9.3%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August19 (6.1%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (17%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (53%)
  • Wet or damp136 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (54%)
  • 40 mph25 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph91 (29%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (19%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (23%)
  • 21 to 2576 (18%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (62%)
  • Passenger105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (69%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1987

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1987: 69, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5096992132
2ndA5103960016
3rdA45254118
4thB573152406
5thA450081003
6thB5717803
7thA51286613
8thA66604
9thB5726702
10thA4351112
11thB5695501
12thB5743501
13thB5701100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1987

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 159.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1987

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1987: 188.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,120 collisions in 1987, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years