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South Holland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1998, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (349), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 1998
358
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
551
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1998

3.1% of collisions in South Holland in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight43879%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 358, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May21 (5.9%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August21 (5.9%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October35 (9.8%)
  • November30 (8.4%)
  • December51 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (51%)
  • Wet or damp156 (44%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (28%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph217 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (92%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (71%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (19%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (62%)
  • Passenger183 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1998.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1998

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1998: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151497509
2ndA17427413
3rdA1073283816
4thA16254535
5thB1165152804
6thB1359142412
7thB1356112303
8thB1168101012
9thB13576703
10thA525700
11thA11014701
12thA1524401
13thB11664400
14thB11724402
15thB11734510
16thB139741011
17thB15154502
18thB10402602
19thB13902300
20thA11211401

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1998

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1998: 53.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1998

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1998: 196.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1998, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years