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Warwick road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1988, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (465), and casualties rose from 573.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,871 collisions in Warwick.

Collisions in 1988
516
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
636
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Warwick in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight40679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight51281%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1988 is highlighted, with 516, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222264
2024211261
2023204265
2022182231
2021185245
2020188238
2019269354
2018266363
2017324428
2016303393
2015303424
2014324430
2013322419
2012323428
2011335461
2010307431
2009346464
2008455620
2007485655
2006467666
2005415590
2004460629
2003462618
2002471647
2001536733
2000499689
1999551761
1998521724
1997567809
1996548764
1995497705
1994557743
1993587774
1992530722
1991514705
1990558733
1989556746
1988516636
1987465573
1986532653
1985461591
1984486597
1983508650
1982516703
1981484677
1980510688
1979543709

When and where crashes happen in Warwick in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday100 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.3%)
  • February35 (6.8%)
  • March40 (7.8%)
  • April33 (6.4%)
  • May29 (5.6%)
  • June42 (8.1%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October49 (9.5%)
  • November50 (9.7%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (61%)
  • Wet or damp182 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (57%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph171 (33%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (89%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (14%)
  • Cyclist85 (13%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (23%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (73%)
  • Motorcycle94 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 172nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1988

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1988: 61, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4526178110
2ndA4254968010
3rdB4087414614
4thA413950114
5thA429323804
6thA445283202
7thB4099252704
8thA46202618
9thA444131504
10thB443971012
11thB445371002
12thB409561000
13thB41155701
14thB41033300
15thB41042200
16thA40951100
17thA41771100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1988

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1988: 154.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1988

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1988: 121.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years