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West Lancashire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1988, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (383), and casualties rose from 561.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,774 collisions in West Lancashire.

Collisions in 1988
419
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
607
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1988

1.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight31776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight49081%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 419, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025185254
2024156228
2023172241
2022177259
2021165227
2020151211
2019193292
2018189260
2017226320
2016273402
2015264395
2014286423
2013266397
2012268398
2011305473
2010334506
2009327488
2008357580
2007414669
2006375602
2005408639
2004434660
2003413618
2002418579
2001419602
2000430668
1999457741
1998511772
1997501780
1996494779
1995469757
1994481741
1993437614
1992447675
1991405593
1990434656
1989427615
1988419607
1987383561
1986413596
1985380567
1984415589
1983398557
1982436640
1981411586
1980427575
1979424582

When and where crashes happen in West Lancashire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (57%)
  • Wet or damp166 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (42%)
  • 40 mph78 (19%)
  • 60 mph139 (33%)
  • 70 mph25 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20139 (23%)
  • 21 to 25115 (19%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (32%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (71%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in West Lancashire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lancashire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1988.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1988

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1988: 62, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59629839
2ndA5705080011
3rdA5209314808
4thA577293405
5thA5147172826
6thB5312121702
7thA56591402
8thB524691403
9thB51978901
10thB524272000
11thB52405904
12thM5851002
13thA50684500
14thB51953500
15thB52433401
16thA5812401
17thB53752301
18thA5061100
19thB52501100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1988

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1988: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1988

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1988: 126.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years