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Aylesbury Vale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1988, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (587), and casualties rose from 807.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in Aylesbury Vale.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1988
620
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
900
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Aylesbury Vale in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 19% in Aylesbury Vale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious14023%
  • Slight46875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious17519%
  • Slight71279%

Aylesbury Vale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aylesbury Vale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 676 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 620, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025237317
2024219286
2023281360
2022219277
2021214276
2020213285
2019273341
2018297423
2017262388
2016340462
2015363491
2014387529
2013357497
2012388545
2011394542
2010406598
2009469682
2008442624
2007530769
2006608904
2005557802
2004566799
2003575786
2002589801
2001635928
2000668931
1999612855
1998629889
1997653955
1996643933
1995574860
1994606859
1993598860
1992576866
1991563826
1990673938
1989676981
1988620900
1987587807
1986643855
1985599796
1984654910
1983614802
1982582778
1981576769
1980348468
1979575788

When and where crashes happen in Aylesbury Vale in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.2%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March59 (9.5%)
  • April39 (6.3%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June49 (7.9%)
  • July49 (7.9%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September51 (8.2%)
  • October53 (8.5%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (60%)
  • Wet or damp234 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph291 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph290 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (87%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant584 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (23%)
  • 21 to 25142 (16%)
  • 26 to 35147 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (61%)
  • Passenger267 (30%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car898 (72%)
  • Motorcycle105 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aylesbury Vale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Aylesbury Vale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Aylesbury Vale with the most crashes in 1988

The A413 had the most collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1988: 98, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aylesbury Vale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41398136319
2ndA417094020
3rdA4185783012
4thA4213464310
5thA4146203216
6thB4443202704
7thA422192705
8thA4157121513
9thB4032101504
10thB48992212
11thA401181501
12thA415681301
13thB40118801
14thA40105701
15thB40335601
16thB4884812
17thB45062200
18thB45442301
19thA6(M)1100
20thB40091100

Towns in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1988

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Aylesbury Vale in 1988: 197.

Postcode districts in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1988

MK18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aylesbury Vale in 1988: 103.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1988

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,085 collisions in 1988, and 30% of them were in the old Aylesbury Vale district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Aylesbury Vale road accidents in other years