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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (368), and casualties rose from 438.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1988
390
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
513
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight41080%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 390, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October25 (6.4%)
  • November38 (9.7%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph308 (79%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (46%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (17%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20135 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (59%)
  • Passenger118 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (65%)
  • Motorcycle90 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1988.

Collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1988

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988: 47, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444476949
2ndB41143956113
3rdB41133241010
4thB4102242514
5thA47203101
6thB4112181903
7thB4029111600
8thA581404
9thM67902
10thB41094601
11thA42543301

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1988

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988: 205.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1988

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years