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Sunderland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1988, and 1,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (824), and casualties fell from 1,071.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,891 collisions in Sunderland.

Collisions in 1988
795
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,046
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Sunderland in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.5%
  • Serious19224%
  • Slight58373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious22722%
  • Slight79676%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 795, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025332430
2024335424
2023324438
2022322406
2021325426
2020321397
2019422542
2018401529
2017397518
2016513679
2015531748
2014573793
2013584793
2012568792
2011601807
2010654934
2009752989
20087481,002
20077581,031
20067601,021
20058181,101
20049021,236
20039881,346
20029021,255
20019411,315
20009631,346
19999511,306
19989681,355
19971,0441,475
19969961,368
19959531,309
19949461,265
19938901,156
19929821,281
19911,0331,363
19901,0151,355
19899391,238
19887951,046
19878241,071
1986776967
19858151,029
19848691,049
1983776919
19828591,040
19819251,124
19808581,088
19799421,203

When and where crashes happen in Sunderland in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.7%)
  • February58 (7.3%)
  • March76 (9.6%)
  • April61 (7.7%)
  • May61 (7.7%)
  • June65 (8.2%)
  • July79 (9.9%)
  • August69 (8.7%)
  • September72 (9.1%)
  • October59 (7.4%)
  • November68 (8.6%)
  • December66 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight562 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds651 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (69%)
  • Wet or damp224 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph661 (83%)
  • 40 mph40 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (40%)
  • Pedestrian349 (33%)
  • Cyclist98 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 10118 (11%)
  • 11 to 15106 (10%)
  • 16 to 20166 (16%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (14%)
  • 36 to 45113 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.8%)
  • Over 7540 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (41%)
  • Pedestrian349 (33%)
  • Passenger267 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach81 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Sunderland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sunderland ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 99th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1988

The A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1988: 83, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69083110521
2ndA183567818
3rdA10185370014
4thA1823950114
5thA12313135110
6thB12862432110
7thB1405213214
8thA19182824
9thA1290162403
10thA195131702
11thA105281002
12thB12897902
13thA1(M)6601
14thB12845602
15thB12935801
16thB12914400
17thB12944401
18thB12853900
19thB14043302
20thA1842920

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1988

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 491.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1988

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1988: 127.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years