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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1988, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (331), and casualties rose from 485.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1988
358
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
510
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1988

3.4% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.4%
  • Serious9326%
  • Slight25371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious11823%
  • Slight38075%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 358, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March32 (8.9%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July29 (8.1%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September31 (8.7%)
  • October32 (8.9%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (61%)
  • Wet or damp125 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (25%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph159 (44%)
  • 70 mph90 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (28%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (27%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (64%)
  • Passenger151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (13%)
  • Motorcycle65 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1988.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1988

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1988: 44, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM64477012
2ndA446355119
3rdA52941110
4thM42222604
5thB4098213326
6thB4114212925
7thB5000142014
8thB4117121402
9thB410291504
10thA40978902
11thA457903
12thB41167802
13thB411861202
14thA515801
15thB411151001
16thA40912300
17thA4442400
18thA4532401
19thB54932301
20thA381110

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1988

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1988: 21.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1988

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1988: 83.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years