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Wellingborough road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1988, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (312), and casualties rose from 424.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1988
332
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
443
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious10130%
  • Slight22267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight31170%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 332, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February32 (9.6%)
  • March33 (9.9%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May26 (7.8%)
  • June21 (6.3%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December24 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (57%)
  • Wet or damp134 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (51%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph104 (31%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (20%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (28%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (60%)
  • Passenger118 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (71%)
  • Motorcycle90 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1988

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1988: 73, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5097394118
2ndA453762213
3rdA5103350116
4thB573192706
5thB571141813
6thB569121313
7thA5128111302
8thA4391922
9thA450091201
10thA691103
11thB5725602
12thB5744511
13thB5702300
14thA50011201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1988

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 150.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1988

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1988: 190.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1988

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,141 collisions in 1988, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1988, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years