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Bradford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,008 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 1988, and 2,492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 365 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (1,941), and casualties rose from 2,434.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 80,457 collisions in Bradford.

Collisions in 1988
2,008
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,492
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
35
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
365
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Bradford in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal351.7%
  • Serious36518%
  • Slight1,60880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.5%
  • Serious42817%
  • Slight2,02781%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,008, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259561,210
20241,0301,332
20231,0561,381
20221,0621,395
20211,0591,444
2020696924
20198331,117
20189751,295
20171,0151,369
20161,1501,611
20151,2351,685
20141,2461,752
20131,1591,672
20121,3071,966
20111,3081,880
20101,4392,089
20091,5672,342
20081,5702,371
20071,6362,466
20061,7952,700
20051,7202,616
20042,0132,999
20032,1083,204
20022,2523,389
20012,2323,343
20002,3303,515
19992,4093,482
19982,4873,598
19972,3483,240
19962,2132,994
19952,0932,757
19942,1032,696
19931,9602,557
19922,0012,607
19912,0202,584
19902,1322,732
19892,1402,696
19882,0082,492
19871,9412,434
19861,9492,411
19851,8772,307
19842,0332,488
19831,9372,413
19822,0832,715
19811,9892,576
19802,0262,612
19791,9592,452

When and where crashes happen in Bradford in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (14%)
  • Tuesday220 (11%)
  • Wednesday265 (13%)
  • Thursday317 (16%)
  • Friday349 (17%)
  • Saturday324 (16%)
  • Sunday253 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59234 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59351 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59535 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59342 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59216 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January160 (8%)
  • February152 (7.6%)
  • March168 (8.4%)
  • April142 (7.1%)
  • May178 (8.9%)
  • June150 (7.5%)
  • July173 (8.6%)
  • August182 (9.1%)
  • September153 (7.6%)
  • October195 (9.7%)
  • November175 (8.7%)
  • December180 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,437 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit534 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,581 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds278 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,179 (59%)
  • Wet or damp780 (39%)
  • Frost or ice39 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,596 (79%)
  • 40 mph292 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,710 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (10%)
  • Roundabout61 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,132 (45%)
  • Pedestrian768 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (11%)
  • Cyclist134 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant63 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5130 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 10224 (9%)
  • 11 to 15222 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20431 (17%)
  • 21 to 25335 (13%)
  • 26 to 35408 (16%)
  • 36 to 45243 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55166 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65160 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7594 (3.8%)
  • Over 7579 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,061 (43%)
  • Pedestrian768 (31%)
  • Passenger663 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,426 (75%)
  • Motorcycle292 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach95 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Bradford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bradford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 11th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 1988

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 1988: 220, including 5 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650220274531
2ndA6177134171330
3rdA647117160217
4thB61447492313
5thA62970101119
6thA6415978416
7thA6585872113
8thA6181485006
9thB61454253011
10thA6038404719
11thA65385108
12thA657364007
13thA6037293404
14thA6036232616
15thB6381222617
16thA644142231
17thB6380131302
18thA6033121702
19thB6429122003
20thA6035101201

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 1988

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,336.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 1988

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 1988: 170.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years