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Rugby road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1988, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1987 (371), and casualties rose from 503.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1988
448
Up 21% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
569
Up 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Rugby in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight33374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12522%
  • Slight43677%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 448, up 21% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April28 (6.3%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June33 (7.4%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (67%)
  • Wet or damp146 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (55%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph140 (31%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (14%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6%)
  • 16 to 20142 (25%)
  • 21 to 25103 (18%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (63%)
  • Passenger147 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (70%)
  • Motorcycle79 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1988.

Collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1988

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1988: 72, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4267287016
2ndA4285268210
3rdA45293719
4thM6263905
5thA4071182804
6thA423172713
7thB5414141604
8thA427121704
9thB4029121203
10thB4112101202
11thM69101404
12thB410981002
13thA56803
14thB44535602
15thB44294600
16thB44554601
17thB41143301
18thB40711100
19thB41021100
20thB41131100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1988

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 218.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1988

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1988: 146.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years