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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (559), and casualties rose from 813.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,778 collisions in Stratford-on-Avon.

Collisions in 1988
593
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
872
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988

2.9% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious18331%
  • Slight39366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious24128%
  • Slight61370%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 593, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275352
2024262352
2023214299
2022204282
2021199266
2020177235
2019239324
2018291417
2017268382
2016326461
2015330465
2014397564
2013342457
2012358526
2011339460
2010365509
2009355486
2008382558
2007417617
2006413568
2005484733
2004485710
2003513765
2002485680
2001547818
2000524791
1999547834
1998536793
1997585892
1996603938
1995552786
1994532801
1993469684
1992480709
1991497703
1990632932
1989672989
1988593872
1987559813
1986592863
1985572812
1984545805
1983506732
1982543750
1981531790
1980496710
1979545788

When and where crashes happen in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March50 (8.4%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May57 (9.6%)
  • June66 (11%)
  • July44 (7.4%)
  • August46 (7.8%)
  • September55 (9.3%)
  • October56 (9.4%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (59%)
  • Wet or damp234 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (24%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph356 (60%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (11%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20197 (23%)
  • 21 to 25172 (20%)
  • 26 to 35157 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (63%)
  • Passenger261 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (75%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 151st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1988

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988: 102, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34102170527
2ndA4354969110
3rdA4224664118
4thA4393953017
5thA41304529
6thA4232240011
7thA425212303
8thB4086213414
9thA429192507
10thB4095132423
11thA44871102
12thB403571002
13thB46327903
14thA466703
15thB40856902
16thB448061105
17thA4415801
18thB40925702
19thB410151102
20thB445141001

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1988

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988: 66.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1988

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988: 176.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1988

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

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years