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South Holland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1988, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1987 (315), and casualties rose from 408.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 1988
353
Up 12% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
498
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1988

2.3% of collisions in South Holland in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight27979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight39880%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 353, up 12% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February27 (7.6%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April18 (5.1%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June32 (9.1%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October33 (9.3%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December29 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (37%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph210 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 20139 (28%)
  • 21 to 2578 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (64%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (63%)
  • Motorcycle88 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1988.

Collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1988

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1988: 58, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1515885211
2ndA175686215
3rdA16415221
4thB1165192703
5thA1073172916
6thA152141802
7thB116891103
8thB135791101
9thB15156600
10thB11665700
11thB13563300
12thB139731101
13thA11012300
14thA522200
15thB13592300
16thB13902200
17thB10401100
18thB11801301

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1988

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1988: 78.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1988

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1988: 174.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years