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Wiltshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,849 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1988, and 2,733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 424 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (1,863), and casualties rose from 2,688.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1988
1,849
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,733
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
66
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
424
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1988

3.6% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal663.6%
  • Serious42423%
  • Slight1,35973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal742.7%
  • Serious55020%
  • Slight2,10977%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,849, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (14%)
  • Tuesday246 (13%)
  • Wednesday262 (14%)
  • Thursday270 (15%)
  • Friday318 (17%)
  • Saturday268 (14%)
  • Sunday218 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59271 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59255 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59440 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59313 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59196 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (8.1%)
  • February138 (7.5%)
  • March132 (7.1%)
  • April144 (7.8%)
  • May137 (7.4%)
  • June162 (8.8%)
  • July166 (9%)
  • August162 (8.8%)
  • September158 (8.5%)
  • October187 (10%)
  • November169 (9.1%)
  • December144 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,324 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting292 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,445 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds248 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (3%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,125 (61%)
  • Wet or damp661 (36%)
  • Frost or ice52 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph655 (35%)
  • 40 mph94 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph977 (53%)
  • 70 mph117 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,555 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout87 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,764 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist382 (14%)
  • Pedestrian224 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist152 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant116 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15167 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20659 (24%)
  • 21 to 25413 (15%)
  • 26 to 35432 (16%)
  • 36 to 45336 (12%)
  • 46 to 55207 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65188 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75134 (4.9%)
  • Over 7562 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,683 (62%)
  • Passenger826 (30%)
  • Pedestrian224 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,307 (69%)
  • Motorcycle375 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes234 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes182 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle47 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (0.9%)
  • Minibus21 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 14th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1988: 111, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36111162123
2ndA350108167427
3rdA493142317
4thA34588122123
5thA30382147721
6thM476131513
7thA310268104120
8thA3616187114
9thA3385288311
10thA30506907
11thA342405516
12thA3603972110
13thA429284416
14thA363234535
15thA365213327
16thA419213413
17thA362193125
18thB3109194617
19thB4069192103
20thB3098183114

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1988

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1988: 168.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1988

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1988: 155.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years