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Pendle road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1988, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (257), and casualties rose from 320.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,676 collisions in Pendle.

Collisions in 1988
278
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
345
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1988

3.2% of collisions in Pendle in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight21878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27279%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 278, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134183
2024143206
2023143180
2022117174
2021137181
2020126176
2019149183
2018202275
2017157199
2016180235
2015172262
2014182268
2013160235
2012196264
2011199295
2010203311
2009192282
2008270393
2007263368
2006273418
2005349504
2004318457
2003311434
2002309440
2001323449
2000251363
1999261374
1998298432
1997317431
1996269371
1995298428
1994266381
1993279382
1992294381
1991309402
1990298356
1989294374
1988278345
1987257320
1986295360
1985286352
1984271329
1983298369
1982338425
1981344422
1980369455
1979298372

When and where crashes happen in Pendle in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.6%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July21 (7.6%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September23 (8.3%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November26 (9.4%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (54%)
  • Wet or damp125 (45%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph236 (85%)
  • 40 mph14 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (87%)
  • Roundabout14 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (43%)
  • Pedestrian116 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (14%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (18%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3548 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (45%)
  • Pedestrian116 (34%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (71%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1988.

Collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1988

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1988: 53, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56536638
2ndA682404125
3rdA6068243105
4thB6250131520
5thB6251101403
6thB638371212
7thB62496602
8thB62524502
9thA592300
10thB62472610
11thB62482200

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1988

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1988: 99.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1988

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1988: 138.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years