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Knowsley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Knowsley in 1988, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (599), and casualties rose from 786.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,908 collisions in Knowsley.

Collisions in 1988
643
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
852
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Knowsley in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Knowsley in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 14% in Knowsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight54985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious8710%
  • Slight75388%

Knowsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 754 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 643, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025181215
2024185226
2023214273
2022229295
2021136172
2020152194
2019189259
2018235329
2017199271
2016234372
2015271414
2014271408
2013280415
2012327491
2011284421
2010329514
2009332490
2008351541
2007393585
2006434654
2005482709
2004486725
2003427623
2002454677
2001582890
20007011,070
19997171,080
19987101,089
19977421,171
19967541,133
19956641,010
19946801,047
19937211,130
19927411,111
19917271,110
1990677983
1989665971
1988643852
1987599786
1986593753
1985528656
1984542664
1983547668
1982557703
1981515659
1980597754
1979631830

When and where crashes happen in Knowsley in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.9%)
  • February47 (7.3%)
  • March56 (8.7%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June49 (7.6%)
  • July47 (7.3%)
  • August45 (7%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October60 (9.3%)
  • November48 (7.5%)
  • December56 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (65%)
  • Wet or damp220 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph460 (72%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph82 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (25%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Knowsley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (53%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20124 (15%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (47%)
  • Passenger260 (31%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (71%)
  • Bus or coach52 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Knowsley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Knowsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Knowsley ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Knowsley had the 136th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Knowsley with the most crashes in 1988

The A57 had the most collisions in Knowsley in 1988: 50, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Knowsley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57506335
2ndA5080314101
3rdA506304114
4thA580264309
5thM57263921
6thB5199202713
7thM62172002
8thA562163011
9thB5194142301
10thA5208112002
11thA520761501
12thA5615810
13thB51984500
14thB51783300
15thA582200
16thB52012300
17thA50271101
18thA5651100
19thA5701100
20thB51971100

Towns in Knowsley: crashes in 1988

Huyton with Roby had the most collisions of any town in Knowsley in 1988: 192.

Postcode districts in Knowsley: crashes in 1988

L36 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Knowsley in 1988: 175.

Latest crashes in Knowsley in 1988

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

Severity

Knowsley road accidents in other years