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Blaby road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1988, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1987 (276), and casualties rose from 375.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1988
344
Up 25% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
463
Up 23% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Blaby in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight26577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight37481%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1988 is highlighted, with 344, up 25% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7%)
  • February34 (9.9%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May29 (8.4%)
  • June15 (4.4%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September29 (8.4%)
  • October25 (7.3%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (57%)
  • Wet or damp143 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (45%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph32 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph78 (23%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (21%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (14%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20117 (25%)
  • 21 to 2577 (17%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (60%)
  • Passenger139 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1988.

Collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1988

The B4114 and M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1988, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4114233208
2ndM1232912
3rdA47213404
4thB582182302
5thA5096172202
6thA50163212
7thA46152206
8thA563131602
9thB581121815
10thM69121713
11thA42681201
12thB541881111
13thB53806902
14thB40694501
15thA53501
16thA50702300
17thB5911101

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1988

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1988: 96.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1988

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1988: 102.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years