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Harrow road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 791 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1988, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (750), and casualties rose from 862.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,989 collisions in Harrow.

Collisions in 1988
791
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
943
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Harrow in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight67786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight82487%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 791, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025358412
2024359424
2023403466
2022422501
2021385450
2020382443
2019428500
2018414510
2017432518
2016418510
2015424548
2014486593
2013353442
2012392497
2011367422
2010428551
2009401508
2008372470
2007387496
2006454558
2005504640
2004582708
2003548675
2002560711
2001645798
2000614772
1999700857
1998686810
1997718875
1996705866
1995712862
1994726866
1993720861
1992696815
1991723873
1990803960
1989795957
1988791943
1987750862
1986762849
1985734888
1984813988
19838461,027
19829321,170
19819481,210
19809551,165
19799561,185

When and where crashes happen in Harrow in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday111 (14%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.8%)
  • February66 (8.3%)
  • March70 (8.8%)
  • April55 (7%)
  • May67 (8.5%)
  • June71 (9%)
  • July74 (9.4%)
  • August69 (8.7%)
  • September62 (7.8%)
  • October69 (8.7%)
  • November68 (8.6%)
  • December58 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (74%)
  • Wet or damp200 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph761 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway715 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (53%)
  • Pedestrian210 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (18%)
  • 21 to 25159 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (13%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7547 (5%)
  • Not recorded57 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (56%)
  • Pedestrian210 (22%)
  • Passenger203 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (76%)
  • Motorcycle119 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harrow ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 101st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1988

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1988: 91, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40991105418
2ndA410668509
3rdA404576410
4thA4140516018
5thA312404616
6thA40903644010
7thB461171911
8thA4005162203
9thA4127141800
10thA40088801
11thB4585600
12thA412300
13thB4661100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1988

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 749.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1988

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1988: 176.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years