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Greenwich road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,288 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1988, and 1,591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 312 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (1,351), and casualties fell from 1,662.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1988
1,288
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,591
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
312
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Greenwich in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious31224%
  • Slight95774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious35722%
  • Slight1,21576%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,288, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (13%)
  • Tuesday188 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday187 (15%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (14%)
  • Sunday155 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (9.1%)
  • February90 (7%)
  • March120 (9.3%)
  • April90 (7%)
  • May110 (8.5%)
  • June111 (8.6%)
  • July110 (8.5%)
  • August101 (7.8%)
  • September102 (7.9%)
  • October112 (8.7%)
  • November134 (10%)
  • December91 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight892 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit394 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,043 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry874 (68%)
  • Wet or damp402 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,122 (87%)
  • 40 mph102 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway901 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway283 (22%)
  • Roundabout64 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant798 (50%)
  • Pedestrian326 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (14%)
  • Cyclist83 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant68 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20220 (14%)
  • 21 to 25279 (18%)
  • 26 to 35303 (19%)
  • 36 to 45163 (10%)
  • 46 to 55106 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.6%)
  • Over 7535 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider837 (53%)
  • Passenger428 (27%)
  • Pedestrian326 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,566 (72%)
  • Motorcycle234 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach91 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Greenwich ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 40th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1988

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1988: 229, including 1 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206229279167
2ndA205107136227
3rdA28192020
4thA102759409
5thA2070100018
6thA2106475113
7thB2106275121
8thA208435136
9thA207374514
10thA200222602
11thA211182106
12thA2213171914
13thA2203121512
14thA20981102
15thB21381002
16thB26381004
17thA221171005
18thB2127801
19thB22144501
20thB2081200

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1988

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,120.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1988

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1988: 343.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years