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Lambeth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,035 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 1988, and 2,384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 420 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (2,033), and casualties rose from 2,367.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 73,576 collisions in Lambeth.

Collisions in 1988
2,035
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,384
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
420
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Lambeth in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious42021%
  • Slight1,60179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.6%
  • Serious45019%
  • Slight1,92081%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,035, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259381,051
2024874994
20231,0441,152
20221,1671,297
20211,1981,332
20201,0541,170
20191,1911,357
20181,2871,458
20171,3331,536
20161,2681,460
20151,2261,400
20141,2631,392
20131,1691,347
20121,0691,236
20111,1171,307
20101,1061,293
20091,1441,285
20081,0301,187
20079611,129
20061,0811,232
20051,1761,335
20041,2301,415
20031,5051,739
20021,6511,912
20011,7301,923
20001,8012,079
19991,9062,188
19981,8012,076
19971,8202,180
19961,7492,001
19951,8892,229
19941,9142,231
19931,9662,272
19921,9192,223
19911,8752,166
19902,1862,546
19892,1882,494
19882,0352,384
19872,0332,367
19862,0782,405
19852,0532,407
19842,1702,510
19832,1312,448
19822,2222,628
19811,9452,320
19802,0382,448
19792,0452,505

When and where crashes happen in Lambeth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (15%)
  • Tuesday302 (15%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday310 (15%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday282 (14%)
  • Sunday234 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59118 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59336 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59345 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59414 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59329 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59225 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January171 (8.4%)
  • February143 (7%)
  • March148 (7.3%)
  • April156 (7.7%)
  • May183 (9%)
  • June157 (7.7%)
  • July178 (8.7%)
  • August173 (8.5%)
  • September195 (9.6%)
  • October203 (10%)
  • November196 (9.6%)
  • December132 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,443 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit591 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,692 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds262 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,582 (78%)
  • Wet or damp448 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,033 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,762 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant911 (38%)
  • Pedestrian630 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist387 (16%)
  • Cyclist233 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant152 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10108 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1592 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20273 (11%)
  • 21 to 25478 (20%)
  • 26 to 35495 (21%)
  • 36 to 45254 (11%)
  • 46 to 55191 (8%)
  • 56 to 65123 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7593 (3.9%)
  • Over 7562 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded146 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,168 (49%)
  • Pedestrian630 (26%)
  • Passenger586 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,253 (66%)
  • Motorcycle422 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle237 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes203 (6%)
  • Bus or coach180 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Lambeth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lambeth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 10th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 1988

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 1988: 571, including 5 fatal and 125 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235716575125
2ndA3192213342
3rdA3036125154025
4thA20599120120
5thA221789100013
6thA20383101127
7thA215597007
8thA2025060112
9thA204404805
10thB221404909
11thA214364408
12thA24323704
13thA301313317
14thA3200191903
15thB272192206
16thA2214161903
17thA3203161903
18thB232161903
19thA3204151603
20thB222101001

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 1988

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,791.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 1988

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 1988: 348.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 1988

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

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years