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Lancaster road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1988, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (469), and casualties rose from 607.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1988
472
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
630
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Lancaster in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight35876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight50280%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 472, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday63 (13%)
  • Saturday83 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.4%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April36 (7.6%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.3%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December44 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (63%)
  • Wet or damp168 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (63%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph102 (22%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (47%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20126 (20%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.9%)
  • Over 7536 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (27%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (65%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1988.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1988: 90, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690127421
2ndA5896277010
3rdM6305546
4thB5321242807
5thA683213117
6thB5274121401
7thA510581002
8thA6571013
9thB527371001
10thB62546802
11thA5885502
12thA6872200
13thA60701100
14thB52721100
15thB52751100
16thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1988

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 127.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1988

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1988: 151.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years