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Redbridge road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,072 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1988, and 1,354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (1,101), and casualties fell from 1,385.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1988
1,072
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,354
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
19
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Redbridge in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious14714%
  • Slight90685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious17413%
  • Slight1,15886%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,072, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (12%)
  • Tuesday149 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (14%)
  • Friday190 (18%)
  • Saturday162 (15%)
  • Sunday142 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.6%)
  • February82 (7.6%)
  • March85 (7.9%)
  • April85 (7.9%)
  • May94 (8.8%)
  • June88 (8.2%)
  • July90 (8.4%)
  • August77 (7.2%)
  • September74 (6.9%)
  • October99 (9.2%)
  • November100 (9.3%)
  • December106 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight746 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit326 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (70%)
  • Wet or damp309 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph931 (87%)
  • 40 mph97 (9%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (19%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant816 (60%)
  • Pedestrian212 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20218 (16%)
  • 21 to 25189 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (16%)
  • 36 to 45149 (11%)
  • 46 to 55114 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.9%)
  • Over 7534 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded99 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (54%)
  • Passenger407 (30%)
  • Pedestrian212 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,495 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle125 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Redbridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 66th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1988

The A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1988: 133, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123133152031
2ndA12129174521
3rdA1188910809
4thA11475515
5thA1083465504
6thA406384933
7thA113375413
8thB177182302
9thA124141903
10thB174141803
11thA1009132102
12thA1008121305
13thB1688800
14thA1147800
15thB19271001
16thB1966800
17thB1735600
18thA10441011
19thA1103802
20thB1913500

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1988

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 901.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1988

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1988: 229.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years