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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988, and 100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (66), and casualties fell from 104.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1988
69
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
100
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
55% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988

7.2% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988 were fatal and 55% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal57.2%
  • Serious3855%
  • Slight2638%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal55%
  • Serious5454%
  • Slight4141%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 69, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (22%)
  • Tuesday9 (13%)
  • Wednesday5 (7.2%)
  • Thursday15 (22%)
  • Friday16 (23%)
  • Saturday8 (12%)
  • Sunday1 (1.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (7.2%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (26%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.9%)
  • February8 (12%)
  • March4 (5.8%)
  • April5 (7.2%)
  • May1 (1.4%)
  • June5 (7.2%)
  • July12 (17%)
  • August3 (4.3%)
  • September4 (5.8%)
  • October12 (17%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December4 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (7.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry35 (51%)
  • Wet or damp27 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph27 (39%)
  • 60 mph41 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (61%)
  • Pedestrian21 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9%)
  • Van occupant5 (5%)
  • Cyclist3 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (10%)
  • 11 to 155 (5%)
  • 16 to 2016 (16%)
  • 21 to 2520 (20%)
  • 26 to 3522 (22%)
  • 36 to 456 (6%)
  • 46 to 553 (3%)
  • 56 to 654 (4%)
  • 66 to 756 (6%)
  • Over 752 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider50 (50%)
  • Passenger29 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car78 (75%)
  • Motorcycle9 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1988.

Collisions
348th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1988

The A857 and A865 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8579914
2ndA86591417
3rdA86671003
4thA85961013
5thB8956804
6thB8925904
7thA8583902
8thA8882300
9thB8882301
10thA8621401
11thB80271101

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1988

Stornoway had 17 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1988

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988: 23.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1988, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years