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Salford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1988, and 1,452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (1,110), and casualties rose from 1,412.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 37,877 collisions in Salford.

Collisions in 1988
1,159
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,452
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Salford in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious16314%
  • Slight97684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious17512%
  • Slight1,25687%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,159, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,159
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025282371
2024281330
2023265338
2022278355
2021317411
2020258353
2019393513
2018402548
2017384512
2016289390
2015284393
2014391549
2013363537
2012395562
2011447690
2010497672
2009628919
2008667921
2007684971
2006696991
20057721,094
20048541,180
20039111,289
20028671,256
20011,0171,463
20001,1301,699
19991,1281,656
19981,1441,673
19971,2341,771
19961,2131,810
19951,2451,807
19941,3352,009
19931,1671,645
19921,2431,723
19911,2351,675
19901,3111,782
19891,2241,584
19881,1591,452
19871,1101,412
19861,0711,359
19851,0341,310
19841,0501,269
19839901,185
19821,0311,254
19811,0621,330
19801,0821,307
19791,0571,333

When and where crashes happen in Salford in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (15%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (7.9%)
  • February70 (6%)
  • March109 (9.4%)
  • April66 (5.7%)
  • May109 (9.4%)
  • June94 (8.1%)
  • July85 (7.3%)
  • August77 (6.6%)
  • September116 (10%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November120 (10%)
  • December103 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight842 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit294 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds891 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry696 (60%)
  • Wet or damp450 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph965 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph41 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph111 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway837 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway244 (21%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (46%)
  • Pedestrian384 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (10%)
  • Cyclist126 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10114 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15101 (7%)
  • 16 to 20235 (16%)
  • 21 to 25244 (17%)
  • 26 to 35271 (19%)
  • 36 to 45159 (11%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider734 (51%)
  • Pedestrian384 (26%)
  • Passenger334 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,437 (70%)
  • Motorcycle159 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Salford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Salford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 52nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 1988: 144, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6144177019
2ndA57130162517
3rdA576739208
4thM626996210
5thA5805179210
6thA5063324606
7thB5229283312
8thA572273203
9thA666273703
10thB5231263001
11thA56252904
12thM602243511
13thA5066233013
14thB5211222405
15thA5082192504
16thA5186192301
17thA575192713
18thM61142015
19thB6186111103
20thA604481101

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1988

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 415.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1988

M27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1988: 215.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years