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Halton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1988, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (381), and casualties rose from 485.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,670 collisions in Halton.

Collisions in 1988
433
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
579
Up 19% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1988

0.5% of collisions in Halton in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight36885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight50487%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 433, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025130164
2024123163
2023158195
2022157188
2021148176
2020149181
2019190249
2018194230
2017241303
2016257353
2015224304
2014279376
2013267347
2012278377
2011278422
2010303464
2009291415
2008326494
2007370521
2006377543
2005394590
2004432629
2003410614
2002443669
2001500708
2000558842
1999500813
1998493797
1997512765
1996569893
1995505719
1994490745
1993471629
1992399520
1991405543
1990432561
1989475582
1988433579
1987381485
1986414530
1985382477
1984392519
1983371461
1982363428
1981392505
1980386468
1979428543

When and where crashes happen in Halton in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday91 (21%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October41 (9.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (68%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (46%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (11%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20136 (23%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (51%)
  • Passenger194 (34%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (66%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8%)
  • Bus or coach39 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Halton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1988.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1988

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1988: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533417106
2ndA568253505
3rdA557161902
4thB5155163002
5thB5178152201
6thA562121502
7thM56121702
8thA56101502
9thA5587701
10thA50805500
11thA56941002
12thB53561100

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1988

Runcorn had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1988: 159.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1988

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1988: 219.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years