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Leicester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,271 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1988, and 1,558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (1,355), and casualties fell from 1,639.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1988
1,271
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,558
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Leicester in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious20516%
  • Slight1,05283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious23415%
  • Slight1,30984%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,271, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (14%)
  • Tuesday171 (13%)
  • Wednesday199 (16%)
  • Thursday179 (14%)
  • Friday234 (18%)
  • Saturday190 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59348 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.5%)
  • February106 (8.3%)
  • March110 (8.7%)
  • April94 (7.4%)
  • May113 (8.9%)
  • June96 (7.6%)
  • July87 (6.8%)
  • August99 (7.8%)
  • September102 (8%)
  • October121 (9.5%)
  • November144 (11%)
  • December104 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight903 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,043 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Other22 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry803 (63%)
  • Wet or damp451 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,154 (91%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant607 (39%)
  • Pedestrian467 (30%)
  • Cyclist203 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10124 (8%)
  • 11 to 15118 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20313 (20%)
  • 21 to 25271 (17%)
  • 26 to 35246 (16%)
  • 36 to 45147 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5584 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.4%)
  • Over 7548 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider708 (45%)
  • Pedestrian467 (30%)
  • Passenger383 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,459 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle197 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 41st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
41st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1988

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1988: 99, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5099115113
2ndA69410418
3rdA4693116315
4thA477998119
5thA5125607609
6thA563517718
7thA426405206
8thA6030364408
9thA5131303705
10thB5366232604
11thB667202804
12thB5418142115
13thB6416141801
14thB5688901
15thB53277702
16thA661100
17thB6691300

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1988

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,192.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1988

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1988: 339.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years