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Wychavon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1987, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (451), and casualties rose from 653.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,311 collisions in Wychavon.

Collisions in 1987
483
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
675
Up 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1987

3.7% of collisions in Wychavon in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight37477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203%
  • Serious11817%
  • Slight53780%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 483, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155197
2024157238
2023150209
2022160210
2021194242
2020164236
2019217292
2018195266
2017261369
2016246338
2015266394
2014239334
2013245346
2012278405
2011303419
2010283416
2009323472
2008389526
2007366529
2006331472
2005376597
2004388584
2003395560
2002400599
2001408593
2000379556
1999461647
1998444661
1997475689
1996443644
1995462666
1994434645
1993405562
1992467663
1991470651
1990530782
1989452634
1988501672
1987483675
1986451653
1985479677
1984480665
1983446605
1982489682
1981512745
1980599829
1979560808

When and where crashes happen in Wychavon in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February24 (5%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April45 (9.3%)
  • May30 (6.2%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August40 (8.3%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November45 (9.3%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (68%)
  • Wet or damp132 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph131 (27%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph36 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph213 (44%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20153 (23%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 35102 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (61%)
  • Passenger204 (30%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wychavon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wychavon ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1987.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1987

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1987: 53, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA445366212
2ndM5489827
3rdA435455648
4thA4494565210
5thA38345034
6thB4084233917
7thB4090152103
8thB4035131602
9thA4133121401
10thA422121512
11thB40829901
12thB408081323
13thA41147700
14thB40855601
15thB41935700
16thA41044501
17thB45104502
18thA40253501
19thA4393701
20thA4423400

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1987

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1987: 50.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1987

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1987: 129.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years