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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (322), and casualties rose from 419.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1988
305
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
444
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988

3.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.9%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight23778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.6%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight35881%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 305, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.9%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March27 (8.9%)
  • April27 (8.9%)
  • May15 (4.9%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (55%)
  • Wet or damp131 (43%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (46%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (31%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (22%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (60%)
  • Passenger142 (32%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1988.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1988

The A447 and A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988, with 40 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA447405927
2ndA47405725
3rdM1254212
4thA5070152113
5thB582152006
6thA5142111
7thA50111702
8thB585101603
9thA44451011
10thB53805912
11thB41163601
12thB5783411
13thB5813401
14thB53252201
15thB53642201
16thB54022200
17thM692301
18thB5871100
19thB5901101
20thB5911100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1988

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988: 101.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1988

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988: 121.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1988, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years