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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 874 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1987, and 1,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (905), and casualties fell from 1,170.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,904 collisions in Wolverhampton.

Collisions in 1987
874
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,123
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious20624%
  • Slight65575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious22920%
  • Slight88178%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 874, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025377468
2024358467
2023455627
2022447604
2021473639
2020376495
2019489667
2018482639
2017491669
2016497695
2015535725
2014477645
2013455633
2012465631
2011441632
2010514704
2009633862
2008609829
2007710991
2006662886
20058371,118
20048681,172
20038721,175
20029661,334
20011,0251,313
20009521,264
19999561,265
19989461,302
19971,0011,318
19968871,154
19958261,113
19948671,159
19938691,140
19928531,120
19918471,090
19909241,193
19898811,090
19889411,192
19878741,123
19869051,170
19851,0031,228
19849931,229
19839821,182
19821,0291,290
19819071,176
19809701,207
19799771,197

When and where crashes happen in Wolverhampton in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (16%)
  • Wednesday105 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (13%)
  • Friday157 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (16%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.3%)
  • February62 (7.1%)
  • March73 (8.4%)
  • April59 (6.8%)
  • May66 (7.6%)
  • June71 (8.1%)
  • July78 (8.9%)
  • August71 (8.1%)
  • September67 (7.7%)
  • October113 (13%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December70 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight587 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds650 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (55%)
  • Wet or damp369 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph766 (88%)
  • 40 mph106 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway708 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (46%)
  • Pedestrian305 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (12%)
  • Cyclist112 (10%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20266 (24%)
  • 21 to 25155 (14%)
  • 26 to 35172 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (48%)
  • Pedestrian305 (27%)
  • Passenger275 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,043 (71%)
  • Motorcycle130 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1987

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1987: 64, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416486215
2ndA4496282010
3rdA4545068116
4thA41244765015
5thA460395108
6thA4123304509
7thA459232707
8thA4039202814
9thA4150192002
10thA463192213
11thB4161121704
12thB4163101501
13thB448491113
14thA41266601
15thB415661001

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1987

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 734.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1987

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1987: 177.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years