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Wandsworth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,463 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1988, and 1,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 314 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (1,460), and casualties fell from 1,687.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1988
1,463
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,680
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
314
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious31421%
  • Slight1,13678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious33420%
  • Slight1,33379%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,463, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,463
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (15%)
  • Tuesday224 (15%)
  • Wednesday210 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (15%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday205 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59217 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59255 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January132 (9%)
  • February106 (7.2%)
  • March121 (8.3%)
  • April128 (8.7%)
  • May111 (7.6%)
  • June140 (9.6%)
  • July114 (7.8%)
  • August123 (8.4%)
  • September131 (9%)
  • October119 (8.1%)
  • November133 (9.1%)
  • December105 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,042 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit420 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,209 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,093 (75%)
  • Wet or damp366 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,404 (96%)
  • 40 mph58 (4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,297 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (36%)
  • Pedestrian419 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist317 (19%)
  • Cyclist186 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1076 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1592 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20228 (14%)
  • 21 to 25312 (19%)
  • 26 to 35339 (20%)
  • 36 to 45174 (10%)
  • 46 to 55121 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.2%)
  • Over 7550 (3%)
  • Not recorded95 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider927 (55%)
  • Pedestrian419 (25%)
  • Passenger334 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,641 (65%)
  • Motorcycle344 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes195 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach89 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 25th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1988

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1988: 153, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3153183124
2ndA217140165036
3rdA24125142227
4thA3205113122027
5thA20591102225
6thA21488104319
7thA30367478012
8thA2196379119
9thB2293537010
10thA3216333515
11thA3220323301
12thB242242607
13thA218232805
14thA216202404
15thA3209182203
16thA3207161703
17thB306161803
18thA3031151500
19thB237151801
20thA306141604

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1988

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,329.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1988

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1988: 349.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years