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Liverpool road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,405 road traffic collisions in Liverpool in 1988, and 3,237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 308 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (2,552), and casualties fell from 3,301.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 90,801 collisions in Liverpool.

Collisions in 1988
2,405
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
3,237
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
46
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
308
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Liverpool in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Liverpool in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 14% in Liverpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal461.9%
  • Serious30813%
  • Slight2,05185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal471.5%
  • Serious34311%
  • Slight2,84788%

Liverpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liverpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,188 in 1993. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,405, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258531,130
20248411,013
20239311,119
20229811,193
20218851,071
2020703876
20199071,143
20189171,176
20179271,231
20161,0481,501
20151,1371,565
20141,2441,818
20131,0611,507
20121,3242,062
20111,2141,779
20101,3342,077
20091,2771,975
20081,4252,228
20071,5512,389
20061,7182,594
20052,0213,037
20042,1423,185
20032,0293,059
20022,2443,418
20012,4693,732
20002,7884,067
19992,8474,138
19982,8934,242
19972,7184,129
19962,6483,944
19952,6503,779
19942,9324,347
19933,1884,711
19923,0384,366
19912,9814,295
19902,8384,033
19892,7033,697
19882,4053,237
19872,5523,301
19862,4283,095
19852,3332,949
19842,4002,986
19832,2082,701
19822,3172,909
19812,1282,615
19802,2102,700
19792,4133,033

When and where crashes happen in Liverpool in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday356 (15%)
  • Tuesday340 (14%)
  • Wednesday368 (15%)
  • Thursday354 (15%)
  • Friday383 (16%)
  • Saturday373 (16%)
  • Sunday231 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59139 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59217 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59337 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59432 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59647 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59393 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59206 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January183 (7.6%)
  • February185 (7.7%)
  • March203 (8.4%)
  • April189 (7.9%)
  • May201 (8.4%)
  • June189 (7.9%)
  • July176 (7.3%)
  • August182 (7.6%)
  • September185 (7.7%)
  • October263 (11%)
  • November221 (9.2%)
  • December228 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,755 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit584 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,773 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds377 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other58 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,594 (66%)
  • Wet or damp798 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,139 (89%)
  • 40 mph245 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,505 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway746 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (4%)
  • Roundabout43 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Liverpool in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,510 (47%)
  • Pedestrian838 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant236 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant208 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist197 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant71 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5176 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 10230 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15203 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20386 (12%)
  • 21 to 25490 (15%)
  • 26 to 35640 (20%)
  • 36 to 45370 (11%)
  • 46 to 55289 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65215 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75160 (4.9%)
  • Over 7578 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,347 (42%)
  • Passenger1,052 (32%)
  • Pedestrian838 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,798 (71%)
  • Taxi or private hire car263 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach248 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes161 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle148 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (2.1%)
  • Minibus26 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Liverpool in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Liverpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Liverpool ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Liverpool had the 7th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Liverpool with the most crashes in 1988

The A5058 had the most collisions in Liverpool in 1988: 128, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Liverpool, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058128174411
2ndA580127185413
3rdA562120164314
4thA59118142417
5thA57111138112
6thA561104143615
7thB5178799919
8thA50495673210
9thA50475482015
10thB51714867111
11thA5036385415
12thB5175343602
13thB5173273205
14thB5187273502
15thA506234104
16thA5089212803
17thB5180212903
18thA5038192512
19thA5080193122
20thA5039171806

Towns in Liverpool: crashes in 1988

Liverpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 2,351.

Postcode districts in Liverpool: crashes in 1988

L4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Liverpool in 1988: 228.

Latest crashes in Liverpool in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Liverpool in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Liverpool road accidents in other years