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City of London road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1988, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1987 (330), and casualties fell from 369.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,320 collisions in the City of London.

Collisions in 1988
285
Down 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
323
Down 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1988

0.4% of collisions in the City of London in 1988 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious186.3%
  • Slight26693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious226.8%
  • Slight30093%

City of London road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of London, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 285, down 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 285
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214222
2024166184
2023174187
2022175188
2021147157
2020107115
2019282305
2018269296
2017313347
2016368405
2015344382
2014348390
2013308345
2012376423
2011355409
2010335380
2009300343
2008341379
2007341381
2006355389
2005311351
2004314343
2003294328
2002381425
2001423463
2000417458
1999470509
1998448485
1997461525
1996476526
1995387423
1994390441
1993341371
1992326357
1991411450
1990395428
1989434478
1988285323
1987330369
1986400441
1985429486
1984414457
1983405448
1982475525
1981446529
1980420473
1979419481

When and where crashes happen in the City of London in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (19%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (19%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (5.3%)
  • Sunday17 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.8%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March36 (13%)
  • April26 (9.1%)
  • May25 (8.8%)
  • June18 (6.3%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September23 (8.1%)
  • October24 (8.4%)
  • November18 (6.3%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (71%)
  • Wet or damp83 (29%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded219 (77%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (16%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian135 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (24%)
  • Car occupant61 (19%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (12%)
  • 21 to 2593 (29%)
  • 26 to 3583 (26%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.5%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian135 (42%)
  • Driver or rider132 (41%)
  • Passenger56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (40%)
  • Motorcycle117 (27%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1988

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1988 in the City of London

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1988.

Collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1988

The A4 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1988: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4363902
2ndA40273001
3rdA11222301
4thA10202501
5thA1211181800
6thA3172411
7thA100121302
8thA501121201
9thB132101003
10thA121291000
11thA321191101
12thA20181002
13thA16600
14thA121361201
15thB1006600
16thB1305500
17thA3004400
18thB5004400
19thA12103400
20thA42083400

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1988

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1988: 215.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1988

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1988: 32.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1988, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

City of London road accidents in other years