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Warrington road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1988, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (684), and casualties rose from 877.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1988
735
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
930
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1988

2.4% of collisions in Warrington in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight60382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight78785%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 735, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 735
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday133 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8%)
  • February49 (6.7%)
  • March53 (7.2%)
  • April48 (6.5%)
  • May67 (9.1%)
  • June62 (8.4%)
  • July69 (9.4%)
  • August66 (9%)
  • September50 (6.8%)
  • October93 (13%)
  • November68 (9.3%)
  • December51 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (59%)
  • Wet or damp288 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph451 (61%)
  • 40 mph50 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph104 (14%)
  • 70 mph127 (17%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (21%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (50%)
  • Pedestrian143 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20192 (21%)
  • 21 to 25149 (16%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 45118 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (59%)
  • Passenger238 (26%)
  • Pedestrian143 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car907 (66%)
  • Motorcycle134 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Warrington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 114th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1988

The A57 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1988: 80, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA578089214
2ndA497588112
3rdM6619626
4thA50515626
5thA574446317
6thA56315525
7thA562243425
8thM62213012
9thM56131412
10thB52126611
11thA61445801
12thA506041200
13thA57241002
14thB51564511
15thB51574702
16thB52074600
17thB52103300
18thB53563400
19thA50802201
20thA5592301

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1988

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 431.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1988

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1988: 155.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years