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Eastleigh road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Eastleigh in 1988, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (451), and casualties rose from 571.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Eastleigh.

Collisions in 1988
493
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
659
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Eastleigh in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Eastleigh in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Eastleigh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious10922%
  • Slight37676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12219%
  • Slight52880%

Eastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 549 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 493, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025186240
2024168202
2023194233
2022209254
2021196238
2020167222
2019227285
2018251299
2017295361
2016276339
2015274336
2014274342
2013282341
2012323410
2011303385
2010317409
2009333440
2008366464
2007402505
2006393502
2005373466
2004402541
2003413556
2002392526
2001439586
2000475625
1999447570
1998425554
1997415548
1996465613
1995397532
1994416545
1993423559
1992380516
1991418570
1990472602
1989549750
1988493659
1987451571
1986447575
1985418508
1984446579
1983394494
1982468590
1981392500
1980398503
1979427545

When and where crashes happen in Eastleigh in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (18%)
  • Friday107 (22%)
  • Saturday48 (9.7%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.3%)
  • February38 (7.7%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July41 (8.3%)
  • August32 (6.5%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other43 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (70%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (56%)
  • 40 mph76 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (13%)
  • 70 mph75 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Eastleigh in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (17%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (24%)
  • 21 to 25114 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (26%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (69%)
  • Motorcycle115 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Eastleigh in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Eastleigh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Eastleigh ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Eastleigh had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1988.

Collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Eastleigh with the most crashes in 1988

The A335 had the most collisions in Eastleigh in 1988: 69, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Eastleigh, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3356982112
2ndA333869110
3rdM27253114
4thA27213306
5thB3397192703
6thB3043182203
7thB3037131803
8thB3033121605
9thB3035101710
10thA33491414
11thB335491104
12thA30256604
13thA30515602
14thA30242200
15thA30432310
16thA30371100
17thA30541201
18thB30321101
19thB33351200

Towns in Eastleigh: crashes in 1988

Eastleigh itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 161.

Postcode districts in Eastleigh: crashes in 1988

SO50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Eastleigh in 1988: 200.

Latest crashes in Eastleigh in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Eastleigh in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Eastleigh road accidents in other years