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Trafford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 962 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1988, and 1,240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (953), and casualties rose from 1,193.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 29,674 collisions in Trafford.

Collisions in 1988
962
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,240
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Trafford in 1988 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious10010%
  • Slight84988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious1139.1%
  • Slight1,11390%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 962, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025188235
2024190241
2023174226
2022205247
2021231290
2020161198
2019276355
2018256337
2017323402
2016195276
2015260367
2014301432
2013289403
2012315433
2011377500
2010412569
2009482621
2008511731
2007495719
2006580789
2005559756
2004587785
2003663918
20027661,049
20017871,075
20009371,355
19999541,345
19989371,272
19978941,253
19968731,184
19958751,154
19949401,220
19938661,148
19928711,140
19919221,227
19909611,209
19891,0121,302
19889621,240
19879531,193
19868831,127
19859081,150
19848331,007
19838831,108
19829531,188
19818741,082
19808821,120
19799181,151

When and where crashes happen in Trafford in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (15%)
  • Thursday174 (18%)
  • Friday131 (14%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (10%)
  • February74 (7.7%)
  • March66 (6.9%)
  • April67 (7%)
  • May90 (9.4%)
  • June61 (6.3%)
  • July69 (7.2%)
  • August70 (7.3%)
  • September84 (8.7%)
  • October112 (12%)
  • November94 (9.8%)
  • December79 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds754 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry581 (60%)
  • Wet or damp365 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph837 (87%)
  • 40 mph38 (4%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway800 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (51%)
  • Pedestrian213 (17%)
  • Cyclist165 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (12%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1590 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20266 (21%)
  • 21 to 25175 (14%)
  • 26 to 35205 (17%)
  • 36 to 45133 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6588 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider721 (58%)
  • Passenger306 (25%)
  • Pedestrian213 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,204 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle148 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Trafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 77th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1988

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1988: 155, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56155184216
2ndA614468113312
3rdB5214404702
4thM63375411
5thA538324802
6thA5067293712
7thB5166242902
8thA5181223001
9thB5213222501
10thA560202906
11thA5081183512
12thA5145182213
13thB5165151601
14thB5211151614
15thB5158121401
16thA514491200
17thB516081200
18thB521781200
19thB51617901
20thB52187700

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1988

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1988: 186.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1988

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1988: 198.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years