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Sefton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,142 road traffic collisions in Sefton in 1988, and 1,572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (1,146), and casualties rose from 1,500.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,810 collisions in Sefton.

Collisions in 1988
1,142
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,572
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sefton in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Sefton in 1988 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Sefton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious12411%
  • Slight1,00988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1449.2%
  • Slight1,41990%

Sefton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sefton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,291 in 1992. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,142, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025312371
2024297382
2023360483
2022383479
2021346430
2020284367
2019414542
2018448640
2017432569
2016461654
2015476658
2014478674
2013446641
2012519764
2011542755
2010557808
2009586845
2008603929
2007673968
20067331,075
20058371,203
20048541,224
20039271,312
20029351,343
20019781,540
20001,1481,627
19991,1271,608
19981,0991,566
19971,0991,614
19961,0531,537
19951,1051,533
19941,1571,677
19931,2691,777
19921,2911,840
19911,1741,624
19901,2481,687
19891,1331,549
19881,1421,572
19871,1461,500
19861,1141,472
19851,0921,391
19841,1081,400
19839731,248
19821,0561,329
19811,1291,445
19801,1151,398
19791,1511,480

When and where crashes happen in Sefton in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (13%)
  • Wednesday162 (14%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.7%)
  • February85 (7.4%)
  • March95 (8.3%)
  • April93 (8.1%)
  • May120 (11%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July99 (8.7%)
  • August92 (8.1%)
  • September91 (8%)
  • October95 (8.3%)
  • November104 (9.1%)
  • December93 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry757 (66%)
  • Wet or damp378 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph956 (84%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph49 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph44 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway885 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (15%)
  • Roundabout65 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sefton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant818 (52%)
  • Pedestrian296 (19%)
  • Cyclist136 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15127 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20280 (18%)
  • 21 to 25219 (14%)
  • 26 to 35277 (18%)
  • 36 to 45175 (11%)
  • 46 to 55130 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.7%)
  • Over 7552 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider787 (50%)
  • Passenger489 (31%)
  • Pedestrian296 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,448 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle132 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sefton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Sefton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sefton ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sefton had the 55th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sefton with the most crashes in 1988

The A565 had the most collisions in Sefton in 1988: 174, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sefton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565174251317
2ndA50366691010
3rdA567507006
4thB5422324206
5thA5267303314
6thA5038253403
7thA59253401
8thA566213012
9thA5098182302
10thA570171801
11thA5057152203
12thA5058152801
13thB5194152802
14thB5245141702
15thA506132410
16thB5424131702
17thB511091001
18thB524491002
19thB520881210
20thA50907900

Towns in Sefton: crashes in 1988

Southport had the most collisions of any town in Sefton in 1988: 343.

Postcode districts in Sefton: crashes in 1988

L20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sefton in 1988: 241.

Latest crashes in Sefton in 1988

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

Severity

Sefton road accidents in other years