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Charnwood road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1988, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (505), and casualties rose from 645.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1988
538
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
666
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Charnwood in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight41778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious12118%
  • Slight53180%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 538, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (17%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.6%)
  • February35 (6.5%)
  • March45 (8.4%)
  • April36 (6.7%)
  • May46 (8.6%)
  • June32 (5.9%)
  • July39 (7.2%)
  • August52 (9.7%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November50 (9.3%)
  • December53 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (55%)
  • Wet or damp232 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (61%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph108 (20%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (19%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Cyclist85 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20163 (24%)
  • 21 to 25114 (17%)
  • 26 to 3588 (13%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (63%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 167th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
186th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1988: 75, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67587120
2ndA463452212
3rdA607313904
4thA512293718
5thA6004282902
6thB5328172003
7thB588172206
8thB5350161602
9thB674152312
10thM1152332
11thA60141701
12thB5327101403
13thB67581100
14thB67681111
15thB533061202
16thB66706801
17thB53515600
18thB5915702
19thA60064502
20thB6734510

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1988

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1988: 170.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1988

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1988: 178.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1988, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years