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Allerdale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1988, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (324), and casualties rose from 462.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,392 collisions in Allerdale.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1988
347
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
514
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious10631%
  • Slight23267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13526%
  • Slight37072%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 347, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139185
2024134170
2023129177
2022174237
2021115158
2020153188
2019186262
2018235342
2017246331
2016237335
2015247335
2014270395
2013235333
2012245362
2011223324
2010226359
2009298429
2008299440
2007305435
2006325524
2005336533
2004323479
2003351516
2002319501
2001340522
2000330485
1999366546
1998334509
1997349530
1996352495
1995324483
1994310452
1993264389
1992300464
1991284412
1990349553
1989350493
1988347514
1987324462
1986284443
1985322451
1984334485
1983322482
1982343505
1981374533
1980390558
1979350514

When and where crashes happen in Allerdale in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.6%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March34 (9.8%)
  • April33 (9.5%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September24 (6.9%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November32 (9.2%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (57%)
  • Wet or damp147 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph181 (52%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (64%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20119 (23%)
  • 21 to 2593 (18%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (54%)
  • Passenger161 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Allerdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 1988

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1988: 72, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59672115219
2ndA595355827
3rdA663365315
4thB5296253406
5thA594192517
6thA591132205
7thB5302122505
8thA527191013
9thB53008902
10thA50866902
11thB52896701
12thA5974401
13thB52924500
14thB53014400
15thB53052300
16thB53072201
17thB53592200
18thB52911100
19thB52971100
20thB52991100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1988

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1988: 52.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1988

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1988: 88.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1988

Cumberland recorded 1,042 collisions in 1988, and 33% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years