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B187 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 collisions on the B187 from 1979 to 2024, with 540 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 72 serious, and 4 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B187 in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
427
2,194th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
540
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
72
90 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Crash severity on the B187

On the B187, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight35182%

Where the B187 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,194th
Most casualties
2,304th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,439th

B187 accidents by year

Collisions on the B187 peaked at 28 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B187, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202444
202311
202233
202147
202033
201956
201800
201723
201648
201534
201444
201357
201256
201145
201077
20091013
200845
200744
200633
200555
200444
20031112
20021414
2001913
2000711
199958
199888
19971022
19961012
1995812
19941113
19931114
19921112
19911922
19901921
19891517
19881517
19871114
19861927
19851315
19841013
19831617
19822835
19811722
19802743
19791924

When crashes happen on the B187

Thursday has the most collisions on the B187 (84), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (108).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday84 (20%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (3.5%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (10%)
  • 9am to noon62 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm72 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm108 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm66 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight54 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February35 (8.2%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September23 (5.4%)
  • October36 (8.4%)
  • November32 (7.5%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight302 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B187 crashes

On the B187, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph370 (87%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (13%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (73%)
  • Wet or damp108 (25%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (81%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded51 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B187 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B187, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (57%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (20%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7528 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (61%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B187

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B187

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B187 crashes by council area

Of the 427 collisions on the B187, 426 were in Havering.

Collisions on the B187 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHavering426538471

B187 crashes by town

Of the 427 collisions on the B187, 267 were in the built-up area of Havering.

Recent crashes on the B187

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B187, from 1 July 2016 to 10 December 2024.

Severity