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Haringey road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1988, and 1,291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (1,096), and casualties rose from 1,253.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1988
1,098
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,291
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Haringey in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious17916%
  • Slight91083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious18815%
  • Slight1,09485%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,098, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday180 (16%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (13%)
  • Sunday144 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.2%)
  • February82 (7.5%)
  • March104 (9.5%)
  • April79 (7.2%)
  • May102 (9.3%)
  • June76 (6.9%)
  • July86 (7.8%)
  • August95 (8.7%)
  • September92 (8.4%)
  • October117 (11%)
  • November97 (8.8%)
  • December78 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight753 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds872 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry786 (72%)
  • Wet or damp305 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,073 (98%)
  • 40 mph22 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway928 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (43%)
  • Pedestrian406 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist73 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20174 (13%)
  • 21 to 25234 (18%)
  • 26 to 35254 (20%)
  • 36 to 45139 (11%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7567 (5.2%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded70 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (44%)
  • Pedestrian406 (31%)
  • Passenger314 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,329 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes157 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle154 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach90 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Haringey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 62nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1988

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1988: 134, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105134143027
2ndA10110134024
3rdA10994117113
4thA50490110020
5thA503677208
6thA1010465503
7thA103364103
8thA1201363905
9thA1324114
10thB550252717
11thB137232603
12thB519233313
13thA1080203004
14thB138172000
15thB153161702
16thB152151801
17thB106131404
18thB151111502
19thB15081002
20thB5406600

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1988

Haringey itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,080.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1988

N17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1988: 249.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years