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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1988, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (460), and casualties fell from 632.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1988
436
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
585
Down 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1988

2.3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight33577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight47080%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 436, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday64 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February41 (9.4%)
  • March34 (7.8%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June52 (12%)
  • July30 (6.9%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September28 (6.4%)
  • October43 (9.9%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (57%)
  • Wet or damp174 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (45%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 60 mph189 (43%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (62%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20138 (24%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (61%)
  • Passenger153 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (75%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in East Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1988.

Collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1988: 37, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103756013
2ndA1184355624
3rdA414293627
4thA1170212602
5thA1059191905
6thB1004182803
7thA119172404
8thB158131413
9thA120121902
10thA602101704
11thA12509903
12thB100091311
13thB18181100
14thA50771303
15thB18071301
16thB13686800
17thB10374400
18thB11974601
19thB15024400
20thB10383401

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1988

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1988: 63.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1988

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1988: 103.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years