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Worcester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1987, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1986 (345), and casualties fell from 422.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1987
286
Down 17% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
330
Down 22% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Worcester in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight23984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight27583%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 286, down 17% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 286
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.9%)
  • February15 (5.2%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April31 (11%)
  • May16 (5.6%)
  • June25 (8.7%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November28 (9.8%)
  • December19 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (71%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (35%)
  • Pedestrian89 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (18%)
  • Cyclist56 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (28%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (57%)
  • Pedestrian89 (27%)
  • Passenger52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (62%)
  • Motorcycle71 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (12%)
  • Bus or coach20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1987.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1987: 57, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38576818
2ndA44424718
3rdA449263012
4thB4205161903
5thB4550141400
6thA4536101002
7thM591212
8thA41036600
9thB42064501
10thA4223300
11thA4433300
12thB42042200
13thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1987

Worcester had 264 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1987

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1987: 84.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1987

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

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years