Skip to main content
CrashStats

Elmbridge road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1988, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1987 (611), and casualties fell from 761.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,474 collisions in Elmbridge.

Collisions in 1988
565
Down 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
720
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11821%
  • Slight44378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight57580%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 565, down 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025264327
2024280331
2023282355
2022322406
2021252292
2020263314
2019308371
2018333417
2017378482
2016361465
2015412536
2014360465
2013375493
2012379503
2011352479
2010388533
2009380507
2008427585
2007424576
2006415578
2005441632
2004424573
2003378529
2002424574
2001486631
2000381540
1999428553
1998508649
1997513658
1996537678
1995497666
1994555734
1993611788
1992483596
1991536665
1990510625
1989605750
1988565720
1987611761
1986589739
1985646819
1984616744
1983602729
1982688870
1981633806
1980586738
1979666856

When and where crashes happen in Elmbridge in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.8%)
  • February46 (8.1%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April38 (6.7%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June39 (6.9%)
  • July41 (7.3%)
  • August48 (8.5%)
  • September53 (9.4%)
  • October55 (9.7%)
  • November50 (8.8%)
  • December37 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (67%)
  • Wet or damp177 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph416 (74%)
  • 40 mph59 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph43 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (15%)
  • Cyclist84 (12%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20177 (25%)
  • 21 to 25138 (19%)
  • 26 to 35108 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (66%)
  • Passenger160 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (73%)
  • Motorcycle104 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Elmbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 159th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1988

The A307 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1988: 55, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3075573016
2ndA2445368010
3rdA30504858110
4thA33957011
5thA245364809
6thA309344908
7thB369333407
8thA317232601
9thB374151802
10thB3379141902
11thB365101502
12thM2571103
13thB2805500
14thB3733300
15thB3722200
16thA2401100
17thB3641100
18thB3761100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1988

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1988: 146.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1988

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1988: 124.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years