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Mansfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1988, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (441), and casualties rose from 535.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,887 collisions in Mansfield.

Collisions in 1988
455
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
611
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Mansfield in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight35979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10016%
  • Slight50783%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 455, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170199
2024154181
2023180213
2022157191
2021141169
2020152182
2019192258
2018212276
2017221288
2016237307
2015252323
2014271346
2013221302
2012248311
2011269351
2010254343
2009296424
2008368495
2007329436
2006363478
2005381517
2004353468
2003337447
2002316416
2001344473
2000374524
1999369534
1998392581
1997329455
1996407595
1995386533
1994378497
1993372479
1992376477
1991439564
1990480630
1989521662
1988455611
1987441535
1986430560
1985455590
1984503627
1983507677
1982496663
1981466631
1980473593
1979420553

When and where crashes happen in Mansfield in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February33 (7.3%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July37 (8.1%)
  • August45 (9.9%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December31 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (61%)
  • Wet or damp164 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph342 (75%)
  • 40 mph61 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph46 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (50%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (16%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (26%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7537 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (52%)
  • Passenger182 (30%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (68%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1988.

Collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1988: 87, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6087108115
2ndA6176491012
3rdA60753973212
4thB6030293604
5thA6009222804
6thA38202305
7thB603581906
8thB60336701
9thB60314400
10thA6112300
11thA1401200
12thB60231100
13thB64071100

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1988

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1988: 256.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1988

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1988: 217.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1988.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years