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South Ribble road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1988, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (442), and casualties fell from 590.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,349 collisions in South Ribble.

Collisions in 1988
411
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
516
Down 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1988

1% of collisions in South Ribble in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight32278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight41380%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 411, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025191278
2024202292
2023196286
2022203265
2021187257
2020154216
2019183274
2018274394
2017278382
2016300422
2015312476
2014283390
2013291415
2012294420
2011297466
2010348508
2009389611
2008383584
2007440655
2006438662
2005445672
2004422614
2003373512
2002463626
2001416629
2000413589
1999401589
1998436611
1997480689
1996483697
1995517723
1994560858
1993432580
1992459614
1991428570
1990459619
1989451596
1988411516
1987442590
1986360464
1985436589
1984467597
1983390497
1982376495
1981390502
1980393485
1979403518

When and where crashes happen in South Ribble in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9%)
  • February30 (7.3%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June30 (7.3%)
  • July24 (5.8%)
  • August35 (8.5%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November29 (7.1%)
  • December34 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (66%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (17%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (52%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Cyclist67 (13%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (23%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (59%)
  • Passenger136 (26%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (66%)
  • Motorcycle75 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in South Ribble

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ribble ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1988.

Collisions
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1988

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1988: 58, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595879114
2ndA582283915
3rdA6253105
4thB6258252802
5thB5254192503
6thB5248182004
7thM6182807
8thA677122300
9thB5257121203
10thA675101403
11thB5253101201
12thA4991003
13thB52566601
14thA50835601
15thB62305603
16thM613301

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1988

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1988: 91.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1988

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1988: 166.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years