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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1988, and 1,072 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (770), and casualties rose from 1,018.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1988
802
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,072
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
26
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1988

3.2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.2%
  • Serious18823%
  • Slight58873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.6%
  • Serious24523%
  • Slight79975%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 802, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.9%)
  • February63 (7.9%)
  • March67 (8.4%)
  • April54 (6.7%)
  • May79 (9.9%)
  • June56 (7%)
  • July80 (10%)
  • August74 (9.2%)
  • September66 (8.2%)
  • October57 (7.1%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December59 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds608 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (65%)
  • Wet or damp272 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (44%)
  • 40 mph90 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph218 (27%)
  • 70 mph139 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant611 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (21%)
  • Pedestrian117 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20273 (25%)
  • 21 to 25176 (16%)
  • 26 to 35150 (14%)
  • 36 to 45112 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (61%)
  • Passenger302 (28%)
  • Pedestrian117 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (69%)
  • Motorcycle230 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 96th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
96th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1988

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1988: 64, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM464112419
2ndA385164113
3rdM54787314
4thA4324657012
5thA420425627
6thA4174334115
7thB40583152210
8thA4175273006
9thB4465192802
10thA4017182414
11thA431181805
12thB4057182309
13thB4060152004
14thM32151701
15thB4059111803
16thA46101511
17thB4061101110
18thB40468902
19thB405571003
20thB446171011

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1988

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1988: 237.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1988

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1988: 145.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years