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Shropshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,189 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1988, and 1,738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 345 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (1,216), and casualties fell from 1,795.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1988
1,189
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,738
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
29
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
345
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1988

2.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.4%
  • Serious34529%
  • Slight81569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.1%
  • Serious43625%
  • Slight1,26673%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,189, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday181 (15%)
  • Friday192 (16%)
  • Saturday171 (14%)
  • Sunday148 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.1%)
  • February79 (6.6%)
  • March104 (8.7%)
  • April65 (5.5%)
  • May101 (8.5%)
  • June106 (8.9%)
  • July115 (9.7%)
  • August110 (9.3%)
  • September108 (9.1%)
  • October117 (9.8%)
  • November101 (8.5%)
  • December99 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds908 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds219 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (54%)
  • Wet or damp523 (44%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph378 (32%)
  • 40 mph100 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph688 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,097 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,164 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (12%)
  • Pedestrian136 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist100 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15103 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20417 (24%)
  • 21 to 25233 (13%)
  • 26 to 35312 (18%)
  • 36 to 45214 (12%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.5%)
  • Over 7547 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,050 (60%)
  • Passenger552 (32%)
  • Pedestrian136 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,639 (72%)
  • Motorcycle204 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes167 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 49th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1988: 137, including 7 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5137223735
2ndA49120206044
3rdA45888142226
4thA416189518
5thA4883769211
6thA442356025
7thA5191323814
8thB4386212603
9thA528162105
10thB5069161903
11thA483152616
12thA454142903
13thA495142804
14thA525142204
15thA53142218
16thB4363143312
17thA4117131505
18thB4176131903
19thB4368131801
20thB4364121605

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1988

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1988: 246.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1988

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1988: 133.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years