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Ashfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1988, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (376), and casualties rose from 493.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1988
410
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
531
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Ashfield in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8821%
  • Slight31677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight42580%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 410, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February38 (9.3%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April34 (8.3%)
  • May38 (9.3%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July35 (8.5%)
  • August31 (7.6%)
  • September30 (7.3%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December27 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (62%)
  • Wet or damp125 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (74%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (15%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (49%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (27%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7543 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (57%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (65%)
  • Motorcycle96 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1988.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1988: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114862010
2ndA38384919
3rdB6021334213
4thB6018284219
5thB6020222705
6thB6009202714
7thM1171906
8thB600131903
9thB6014112013
10thB6022101200
11thB60278903
12thB602881100
13thB60267702
14thA6085602
15thA60754500
16thB60164602
17thB60194501
18thB60234400
19thA601200
20thA6001200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1988

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1988: 111.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1988

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1988: 257.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1988, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 1988.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years