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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1988, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (378), and casualties rose from 536.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1988
400
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
585
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1988

4.3% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.3%
  • Serious11228%
  • Slight27168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious14224%
  • Slight42372%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 400, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March37 (9.3%)
  • April20 (5%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December21 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (56%)
  • Wet or damp157 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (38%)
  • 40 mph24 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph183 (46%)
  • 70 mph28 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (7%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (20%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7547 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (61%)
  • Passenger181 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1988.

Collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1988

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1988: 55, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525582117
2ndA465495612
3rdA604354310
4thA606304347
5thA453184307
6thB67971012
7thA60065703
8thA65205502
9thB6804601
10thA60113301
11thA60973300

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1988

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1988: 84.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1988

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1988: 130.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years