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Hackney road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,251 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1988, and 1,443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 293 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (1,185), and casualties rose from 1,380.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1988
1,251
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,443
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
293
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Hackney in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious29323%
  • Slight94275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious31622%
  • Slight1,11177%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,251, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,251
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (15%)
  • Tuesday185 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (13%)
  • Thursday184 (15%)
  • Friday210 (17%)
  • Saturday192 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.4%)
  • February88 (7%)
  • March96 (7.7%)
  • April80 (6.4%)
  • May123 (9.8%)
  • June103 (8.2%)
  • July122 (9.8%)
  • August104 (8.3%)
  • September118 (9.4%)
  • October114 (9.1%)
  • November121 (9.7%)
  • December89 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight868 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit367 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,038 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry959 (77%)
  • Wet or damp290 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,229 (98%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,019 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (38%)
  • Pedestrian433 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (14%)
  • Cyclist131 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (4%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20157 (11%)
  • 21 to 25251 (17%)
  • 26 to 35340 (24%)
  • 36 to 45128 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.4%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded83 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (47%)
  • Pedestrian433 (30%)
  • Passenger335 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,407 (68%)
  • Motorcycle217 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes157 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach110 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 43rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1988

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1988: 200, including 2 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10200224249
2ndA107148167230
3rdA1047487313
4thA1056277022
5thA5035869015
6thA102435102
7thA106415119
8thB108273113
9thA5201232603
10thB105222502
11thB104212404
12thB113182109
13thA1200171906
14thB112162013
15thA1207151805
16thB102152005
17thA1202121303
18thB111111203
19thA1208101213
20thA12094501

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1988

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,148.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1988

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1988: 306.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years