Skip to main content
CrashStats

Gedling road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1988, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (352), and casualties fell from 449.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1988
347
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
412
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Gedling in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8324%
  • Slight26175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9122%
  • Slight31877%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 347, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March34 (9.8%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August24 (6.9%)
  • September34 (9.8%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December21 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (62%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (48%)
  • Pedestrian84 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (15%)
  • Cyclist48 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (11%)
  • 16 to 2090 (22%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (58%)
  • Passenger91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian84 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1988.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1988

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1988: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA605168110
2ndA612272918
3rdA614203105
4thB684192515
5thB6869902
6thB60047700
7thB63865500
8thB6835601
9thA60973400
10thB60113300
11thA6111101

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1988

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1988: 113.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1988

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1988.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years