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Tamworth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1988, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (255), and casualties rose from 346.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1988
306
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
388
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1988

2% of collisions in Tamworth in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight25985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight33687%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 306, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April19 (6.2%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June15 (4.9%)
  • July24 (7.8%)
  • August27 (8.8%)
  • September28 (9.2%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (59%)
  • Wet or damp121 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (63%)
  • 40 mph63 (21%)
  • 60 mph46 (15%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (79%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (20%)
  • Pedestrian58 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20101 (26%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 654 (1%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (70%)
  • Motorcycle78 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1988.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1988

The A5 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1988: 50, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5507538
2ndA51495806
3rdB5000283104
4thA453212420
5thA513162612
6thB5440111203
7thA4091101401
8thB508061001
9thA50035501
10thA382300
11thA4461100
12thA50081100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1988

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 198.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1988

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1988: 147.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1988, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years