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Sheffield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,761 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1988, and 2,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (1,635), and casualties rose from 2,056.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 71,906 collisions in Sheffield.

Collisions in 1988
1,761
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,215
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
36
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1988

2% of collisions in Sheffield in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362%
  • Serious25414%
  • Slight1,47184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal361.6%
  • Serious29613%
  • Slight1,88385%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,761, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258381,055
2024766964
20238201,063
2022766979
2021763958
2020774970
20199091,191
20189851,289
20171,0931,415
20161,1591,597
20151,1381,563
20141,2231,665
20131,1031,472
20121,1921,670
20111,2331,692
20101,2951,764
20091,4551,973
20081,4091,934
20071,5512,116
20061,7162,401
20051,7542,429
20041,7232,354
20031,8112,398
20021,8922,577
20011,9252,628
20001,9612,658
19991,9292,561
19981,8962,434
19971,8572,479
19961,8492,414
19951,6812,154
19941,7842,284
19931,7912,235
19921,7162,234
19911,6902,117
19902,0252,563
19891,8792,363
19881,7612,215
19871,6352,056
19861,7462,143
19851,7102,114
19841,8182,289
19831,8782,291
19822,0562,563
19811,9592,441
19802,0872,605
19791,9052,358

When and where crashes happen in Sheffield in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (13%)
  • Tuesday248 (14%)
  • Wednesday245 (14%)
  • Thursday275 (16%)
  • Friday312 (18%)
  • Saturday269 (15%)
  • Sunday177 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59282 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59332 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59439 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59251 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59207 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7%)
  • February132 (7.5%)
  • March137 (7.8%)
  • April125 (7.1%)
  • May160 (9.1%)
  • June131 (7.4%)
  • July141 (8%)
  • August149 (8.5%)
  • September154 (8.7%)
  • October160 (9.1%)
  • November194 (11%)
  • December155 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,263 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit460 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,400 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,107 (63%)
  • Wet or damp607 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (1.9%)
  • Snow14 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,500 (85%)
  • 40 mph138 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph18 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (13%)
  • Roundabout107 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant951 (43%)
  • Pedestrian613 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist145 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10137 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15147 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20437 (20%)
  • 21 to 25333 (15%)
  • 26 to 35318 (14%)
  • 36 to 45230 (10%)
  • 46 to 55169 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65164 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75104 (4.7%)
  • Over 7591 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider917 (41%)
  • Passenger685 (31%)
  • Pedestrian613 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,934 (68%)
  • Bus or coach239 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle236 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (1.6%)
  • Minibus22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Sheffield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 17th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1988

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1988: 165, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61165221322
2ndA616112162217
3rdA57110142112
4thA610286107421
5thA6217810427
6thA6135608129
7thA625577016
8thB63882530010
9thB6079242713
10thA6134223013
11thB6082182503
12thA6178171813
13thB6086171904
14thA6101161810
15thB6070162103
16thB6069141712
17thM1141613
18thA629131600
19thB6054131701
20thB6064131604

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1988

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,485.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1988

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1988: 255.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years