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Wiltshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,863 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1987, and 2,688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 432 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (2,062), and casualties fell from 2,928.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1987
1,863
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,688
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
55
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
432
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1987

3% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal553%
  • Serious43223%
  • Slight1,37674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal592.2%
  • Serious54020%
  • Slight2,08978%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,863, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday237 (13%)
  • Tuesday255 (14%)
  • Wednesday269 (14%)
  • Thursday291 (16%)
  • Friday323 (17%)
  • Saturday261 (14%)
  • Sunday227 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59100 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59274 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59285 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59301 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59413 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59207 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (6.1%)
  • February114 (6.1%)
  • March146 (7.8%)
  • April154 (8.3%)
  • May162 (8.7%)
  • June190 (10%)
  • July169 (9.1%)
  • August144 (7.7%)
  • September163 (8.7%)
  • October198 (11%)
  • November142 (7.6%)
  • December167 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,294 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting324 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,422 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds268 (14%)
  • Fog or mist56 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,151 (62%)
  • Wet or damp617 (33%)
  • Frost or ice65 (3.5%)
  • Snow21 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph698 (37%)
  • 40 mph116 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph927 (50%)
  • 70 mph119 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,618 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout60 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,632 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist396 (15%)
  • Pedestrian228 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist178 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant109 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)86 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1077 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15111 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20623 (23%)
  • 21 to 25494 (18%)
  • 26 to 35458 (17%)
  • 36 to 45282 (10%)
  • 46 to 55216 (8%)
  • 56 to 65175 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75129 (4.8%)
  • Over 7567 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,708 (64%)
  • Passenger752 (28%)
  • Pedestrian228 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,314 (68%)
  • Motorcycle384 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes238 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes229 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus16 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 13th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1987: 120, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36120185528
2ndA345103145329
3rdA496138322
4thA35092144227
5thA30378120416
6thA310271100216
7thA361709338
8thM469152216
9thA305378012
10thA3384684216
11thA3604570310
12thA3634154110
13thA4204152210
14thA3422947011
15thA429284123
16thA419223306
17thB4040223406
18thA365202505
19thB3109162503
20thB3098152115

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1987

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1987: 152.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1987

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1987: 194.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years