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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1988, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (403), and casualties rose from 575.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1988
436
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
591
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1988

2.8% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight35581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight49083%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 436, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May38 (8.7%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July21 (4.8%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September51 (12%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (53%)
  • Wet or damp192 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (42%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph196 (45%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (17%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20147 (25%)
  • 21 to 25122 (21%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger184 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (69%)
  • Motorcycle101 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1988.

Collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1988

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1988: 78, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4537811539
2ndA50466719
3rdB585263101
4thA6253406
5thM1254123
6thB6540222914
7thB587161914
8thB586152113
9thA447121402
10thB591121401
11thA51281201
12thB500371312
13thB50067700
14thB532961001
15thB53505500
16thB50024702
17thA4443400
18thB50043402
19thB53243500
20thB41162401

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1988

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1988: 59.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1988

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1988: 175.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1988

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

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years