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Westminster road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,005 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 1988, and 3,466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 602 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (2,932), and casualties rose from 3,369.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 101,118 collisions in Westminster.

Collisions in 1988
3,005
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
3,466
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
602
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Westminster in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal200.7%
  • Serious60220%
  • Slight2,38379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.6%
  • Serious64319%
  • Slight2,80381%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 3,005, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 3,005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1331,253
20241,0941,216
20231,2421,382
20221,2741,401
20211,1441,271
20201,0371,156
20191,5211,715
20181,5091,709
20171,6871,916
20161,5451,776
20151,5781,808
20141,5971,825
20131,5141,732
20121,5421,761
20111,4561,638
20101,4211,599
20091,3901,570
20081,4051,604
20071,4901,698
20061,5851,841
20051,5641,762
20041,8862,117
20032,1262,415
20022,1102,465
20012,3922,727
20002,5162,927
19992,5942,961
19982,6352,984
19972,5412,835
19962,5212,821
19952,2802,574
19942,4162,738
19932,4012,732
19922,4062,800
19912,5232,868
19903,0153,382
19893,1063,498
19883,0053,466
19872,9323,369
19863,0553,439
19853,1633,560
19843,3653,759
19833,2543,629
19823,4073,877
19813,2033,619
19803,1413,570
19793,3974,029

When and where crashes happen in Westminster in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday456 (15%)
  • Tuesday439 (15%)
  • Wednesday466 (16%)
  • Thursday501 (17%)
  • Friday556 (19%)
  • Saturday349 (12%)
  • Sunday238 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59131 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5964 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59549 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59665 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59728 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59377 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59290 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January194 (6.5%)
  • February226 (7.5%)
  • March269 (9%)
  • April224 (7.5%)
  • May283 (9.4%)
  • June261 (8.7%)
  • July282 (9.4%)
  • August235 (7.8%)
  • September287 (9.6%)
  • October260 (8.7%)
  • November253 (8.4%)
  • December231 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,293 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit712 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,664 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds295 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,467 (82%)
  • Wet or damp535 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,973 (99%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,757 (58%)
  • One way street or slip road639 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway580 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian1,101 (32%)
  • Car occupant803 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist640 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant348 (10%)
  • Cyclist323 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant158 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1060 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1571 (2%)
  • 16 to 20341 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25736 (21%)
  • 26 to 35737 (21%)
  • 36 to 45427 (12%)
  • 46 to 55299 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65215 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75144 (4.2%)
  • Over 7593 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded303 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,550 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1,101 (32%)
  • Passenger815 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,282 (49%)
  • Motorcycle767 (16%)
  • Bus or coach444 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car371 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes349 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle337 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Westminster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westminster ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 2nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 1988

The A40 had the most collisions in Westminster in 1988: 321, including 3 fatal and 64 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40321365364
2ndA4317362366
3rdA5163201140
4thA302119145113
5thA501115142126
6thA41100115015
7thA420198111018
8thA321296106017
9thA40485105418
10thA2027583119
11thA42025867111
12thA3155664110
13thA4005663017
14thA32115459111
15thA4014142010
16thA3214364106
17thB507364307
18thA4206344108
19thB3103340011
20thB506334407

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 1988

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 1988: 2,755.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 1988

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 1988: 383.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years