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Hart road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Hart in 1988, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (363), and casualties rose from 506.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,661 collisions in Hart.

Collisions in 1988
379
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
533
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hart in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Hart in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in Hart from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight26369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious14327%
  • Slight38071%

Hart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hart, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 379, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025140198
2024145188
2023144202
2022157204
2021148185
2020128164
2019147200
2018157219
2017157203
2016185228
2015211270
2014206261
2013183235
2012187238
2011203251
2010211278
2009194256
2008194247
2007221290
2006205262
2005243321
2004340466
2003338461
2002405588
2001399519
2000396572
1999365542
1998386584
1997400576
1996402568
1995363498
1994348461
1993342495
1992375499
1991345476
1990427587
1989435612
1988379533
1987363506
1986361486
1985374499
1984399534
1983384503
1982387535
1981405548
1980426559
1979351496

When and where crashes happen in Hart in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday80 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February35 (9.2%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (67%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph145 (38%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hart in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20161 (30%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger162 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hart in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Hart

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hart ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hart had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1988.

Collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hart with the most crashes in 1988

The A30 had the most collisions in Hart in 1988: 64, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hart, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA306477215
2ndB30133848110
3rdM33266112
4thA327304408
5thA3232326010
6thA287172902
7thB3016122105
8thA327701
9thB334971123
10thA3361212
11thB30116903
12thB30104501
13thB30142200
14thA3871400
15thB30231100

Towns in Hart: crashes in 1988

Fleet had the most collisions of any town in Hart in 1988: 88.

Postcode districts in Hart: crashes in 1988

RG27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hart in 1988: 118.

Latest crashes in Hart in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hart in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Hart road accidents in other years