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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1987 (495), and casualties rose from 619.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1988
554
Up 12% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
692
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious15829%
  • Slight38369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious17926%
  • Slight49972%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 554, up 12% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February40 (7.2%)
  • March47 (8.5%)
  • April30 (5.4%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June55 (9.9%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August40 (7.2%)
  • September40 (7.2%)
  • October66 (12%)
  • November44 (7.9%)
  • December41 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (66%)
  • Wet or damp179 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (68%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph146 (26%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (21%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20182 (26%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (57%)
  • Passenger170 (25%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (65%)
  • Motorcycle152 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 163rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1988

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988: 87, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487115227
2ndA3675573216
3rdA36445728
4thA37253718
5thA3039161605
6thA362132006
7thB3355131505
8thA368111603
9thA46111604
10thA39101301
11thB311091306
12thB31168900
13thA4317701
14thB311571104
15thA30626702
16thA3636704
17thA41756800
18thB31304711
19thB31113401
20thB31143301

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1988

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988: 252.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1988

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988: 206.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years