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Coventry road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,025 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1988, and 1,241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 404 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1987 (881), and casualties rose from 1,125.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1988
1,025
Up 16% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,241
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
404
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Coventry in 1988 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious40439%
  • Slight60859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious45837%
  • Slight76862%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,025, up 16% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday155 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (16%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (12%)
  • Sunday122 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.5%)
  • February73 (7.1%)
  • March75 (7.3%)
  • April80 (7.8%)
  • May86 (8.4%)
  • June78 (7.6%)
  • July88 (8.6%)
  • August77 (7.5%)
  • September88 (8.6%)
  • October111 (11%)
  • November99 (9.7%)
  • December93 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight709 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds813 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry651 (64%)
  • Wet or damp354 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph834 (81%)
  • 40 mph144 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (37%)
  • Pedestrian369 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (14%)
  • Cyclist152 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10105 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20219 (18%)
  • 21 to 25185 (15%)
  • 26 to 35164 (13%)
  • 36 to 45121 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7578 (6.3%)
  • Over 7535 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (49%)
  • Pedestrian369 (30%)
  • Passenger270 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,125 (66%)
  • Motorcycle171 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 71st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1988

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1988: 71, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447190030
2ndA464957120
3rdB44544654019
4thA40233850018
5thA453753314
6thA40823545116
7thA4283541011
8thB41093344015
9thA40533236011
10thA4232126112
11thA429202608
12thA4170182108
13thA4114172006
14thB4107121303
15thB4110111204
16thB4106101205
17thB409861502
18thM64703
19thA4272201

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1988

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 922.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1988

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1988: 248.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years