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Havering road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1988, and 1,472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (1,119), and casualties rose from 1,450.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1988
1,151
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,472
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Havering in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious27023%
  • Slight86675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious30821%
  • Slight1,14878%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,151, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (13%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (16%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.2%)
  • February73 (6.3%)
  • March102 (8.9%)
  • April82 (7.1%)
  • May109 (9.5%)
  • June72 (6.3%)
  • July96 (8.3%)
  • August86 (7.5%)
  • September89 (7.7%)
  • October105 (9.1%)
  • November126 (11%)
  • December105 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds931 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry820 (71%)
  • Wet or damp321 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph945 (82%)
  • 40 mph107 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph45 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway898 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant840 (57%)
  • Pedestrian243 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist88 (6%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15125 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20294 (20%)
  • 21 to 25222 (15%)
  • 26 to 35178 (12%)
  • 36 to 45151 (10%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.8%)
  • Over 7548 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded84 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (51%)
  • Passenger473 (32%)
  • Pedestrian243 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,527 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle129 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach92 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 53rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1988

The A125 had the most collisions in Havering in 1988: 113, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125113147025
2ndA1288112220
3rdA12479102117
4thA1187690218
5thA13497038
6thA127425609
7thB174313807
8thB1335182316
9thB175172004
10thB187151702
11thB1421111302
12thB1628901
13thB18681202
14thB14593300
15thB1782200

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1988

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 998.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1988

RM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1988: 200.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years