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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1988, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (388), and casualties rose from 517.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,131 collisions in Great Yarmouth.

Collisions in 1988
432
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
618
Up 20% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1988 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious13832%
  • Slight28867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious19031%
  • Slight42268%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 432, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025174224
2024178240
2023144191
2022172244
2021150185
2020161214
2019171237
2018176213
2017197252
2016185251
2015162203
2014176231
2013147181
2012170221
2011185236
2010164207
2009193270
2008208268
2007232328
2006263358
2005248338
2004271365
2003256331
2002288372
2001289405
2000257333
1999285391
1998312431
1997274394
1996319456
1995312442
1994371501
1993379509
1992418597
1991395552
1990414548
1989421559
1988432618
1987388517
1986447573
1985442593
1984434561
1983384490
1982363487
1981365463
1980380518
1979379479

When and where crashes happen in Great Yarmouth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March25 (5.8%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July61 (14%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October42 (9.7%)
  • November27 (6.3%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (69%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph92 (21%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (16%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Cyclist68 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20152 (25%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (51%)
  • Passenger211 (34%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (67%)
  • Motorcycle102 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Great Yarmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1988.

Collisions
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1988

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1988: 75, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1275119326
2ndA474065019
3rdA1493859012
4thA143192509
5thB1370161604
6thB1143121301
7thB113891302
8thB115991904
9thA106471600
10thB11417801
11thB115271102
12thB11402301
13thB11422200
14thB10741100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1988

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 157.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1988

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1988: 202.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years