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Enfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,372 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 1988, and 1,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (1,367), and casualties fell from 1,723.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,446 collisions in Enfield.

Collisions in 1988
1,372
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,652
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Enfield in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious19614%
  • Slight1,16085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious22313%
  • Slight1,41386%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,372, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258611,028
20249221,062
20239731,167
20229681,189
20219051,118
20208621,028
20199481,168
20188911,127
20179291,188
2016771995
20157891,051
20147921,003
20137631,012
20128011,038
20118451,109
20108301,075
20097541,022
2008668854
20077851,030
20068231,054
20059761,205
20041,1021,449
20031,1971,523
20021,3791,808
20011,3311,714
20001,4461,845
19991,3851,748
19981,4241,743
19971,4201,782
19961,4531,830
19951,3851,679
19941,3311,593
19931,3101,638
19921,3051,587
19911,2821,526
19901,3471,628
19891,4031,700
19881,3721,652
19871,3671,723
19861,4451,770
19851,3961,752
19841,3251,620
19831,3631,628
19821,5061,879
19811,3571,743
19801,4631,864
19791,4961,933

When and where crashes happen in Enfield in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (13%)
  • Tuesday182 (13%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday225 (16%)
  • Friday227 (17%)
  • Saturday199 (15%)
  • Sunday158 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59301 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59231 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (7.3%)
  • February107 (7.8%)
  • March125 (9.1%)
  • April106 (7.7%)
  • May106 (7.7%)
  • June116 (8.5%)
  • July110 (8%)
  • August106 (7.7%)
  • September127 (9.3%)
  • October136 (9.9%)
  • November138 (10%)
  • December95 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight975 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit388 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,027 (75%)
  • Wet or damp330 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,141 (83%)
  • 40 mph197 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,022 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway270 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (54%)
  • Pedestrian346 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist107 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant75 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1599 (6%)
  • 16 to 20271 (16%)
  • 21 to 25296 (18%)
  • 26 to 35254 (15%)
  • 36 to 45174 (11%)
  • 46 to 55153 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.4%)
  • Over 7552 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded86 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider905 (55%)
  • Passenger401 (24%)
  • Pedestrian346 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,817 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes196 (8%)
  • Motorcycle168 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach87 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Enfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Enfield ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 34th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A10 had the most collisions in Enfield in 1988: 167, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10167207315
2ndA1010156170123
3rdA406148199225
4thA110117135118
5thA105112121113
6thA111789438
7thB137253517
8thB116202903
9thB154192803
10thA1005182525
11thA1004141702
12thA109141501
13thA1110111101
14thA100391100
15thB1065501
16thB14525500
17thB1512300

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 1988

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,246.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 1988

EN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 1988: 229.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years