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Ealing road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,565 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1988, and 1,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 312 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (1,545), and casualties rose from 1,865.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1988
1,565
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,892
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
22
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
312
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Ealing in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious31220%
  • Slight1,23179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious35018%
  • Slight1,52080%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,565, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (16%)
  • Tuesday220 (14%)
  • Wednesday221 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (14%)
  • Friday246 (16%)
  • Saturday229 (15%)
  • Sunday174 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59220 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59345 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59277 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (7.8%)
  • February122 (7.8%)
  • March120 (7.7%)
  • April110 (7%)
  • May111 (7.1%)
  • June136 (8.7%)
  • July148 (9.5%)
  • August146 (9.3%)
  • September134 (8.6%)
  • October145 (9.3%)
  • November160 (10%)
  • December111 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,095 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit469 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,311 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds229 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,143 (73%)
  • Wet or damp413 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,258 (80%)
  • 40 mph237 (15%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,200 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway269 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout41 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant919 (49%)
  • Pedestrian440 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (13%)
  • Cyclist161 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20247 (13%)
  • 21 to 25349 (18%)
  • 26 to 35398 (21%)
  • 36 to 45199 (11%)
  • 46 to 55159 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.1%)
  • Over 7540 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded119 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,038 (55%)
  • Pedestrian440 (23%)
  • Passenger414 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,032 (73%)
  • Motorcycle246 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes181 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach71 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Ealing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 22nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1988

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1988: 298, including 3 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020298370367
2ndA40206261833
3rdA406115151221
4thB4558499117
5thA412780102118
6thA4000535809
7thA3124956111
8thB452474819
9thA3005405107
10thA3002272807
11thA4090223206
12thA3001192103
13thB4491151802
14thA4005141803
15thB40981001
16thB44927703
17thB4905501
18thB4914401
19thB40232301
20thB4562401

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1988

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,402.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1988

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1988: 313.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years