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Wyre road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1987, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (383), and casualties fell from 509.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1987
339
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
446
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1987

2.7% of collisions in Wyre in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight27080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight35980%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 339, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April26 (7.7%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June33 (9.7%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October24 (7.1%)
  • November30 (8.8%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (71%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph72 (21%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (16%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (22%)
  • 21 to 2592 (21%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (59%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (68%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1987.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1987

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1987: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587414906
2ndA63871210
3rdA585253414
4thB5268192411
5thB5412192312
6thA588162114
7thM6132312
8thA586121510
9thB52707703
10thB537771000
11thB643071001
12thB52666701
13thB54396811
14thB52673300
15thB52723500
16thB52691200

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1987

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1987: 77.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1987

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1987: 107.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years