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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 941 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1988, and 1,192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (874), and casualties rose from 1,123.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,904 collisions in Wolverhampton.

Collisions in 1988
941
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,192
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious22824%
  • Slight69874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious25221%
  • Slight92578%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 941, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025377468
2024358467
2023455627
2022447604
2021473639
2020376495
2019489667
2018482639
2017491669
2016497695
2015535725
2014477645
2013455633
2012465631
2011441632
2010514704
2009633862
2008609829
2007710991
2006662886
20058371,118
20048681,172
20038721,175
20029661,334
20011,0251,313
20009521,264
19999561,265
19989461,302
19971,0011,318
19968871,154
19958261,113
19948671,159
19938691,140
19928531,120
19918471,090
19909241,193
19898811,090
19889411,192
19878741,123
19869051,170
19851,0031,228
19849931,229
19839821,182
19821,0291,290
19819071,176
19809701,207
19799771,197

When and where crashes happen in Wolverhampton in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (14%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.4%)
  • February95 (10%)
  • March71 (7.5%)
  • April60 (6.4%)
  • May77 (8.2%)
  • June72 (7.7%)
  • July85 (9%)
  • August74 (7.9%)
  • September73 (7.8%)
  • October96 (10%)
  • November97 (10%)
  • December71 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds714 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other38 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (57%)
  • Wet or damp379 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph828 (88%)
  • 40 mph112 (12%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (46%)
  • Pedestrian333 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Cyclist102 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1085 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15100 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20233 (20%)
  • 21 to 25185 (16%)
  • 26 to 35177 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.5%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (48%)
  • Pedestrian333 (28%)
  • Passenger281 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,098 (70%)
  • Motorcycle133 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 80th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1988

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1988: 78, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417893020
2ndA4497396114
3rdA4545678221
4thA41244561113
5thA460364927
6thA463303519
7thA4039283413
8thA4123273214
9thA4150263006
10thB4161182406
11thA459151902
12thB4484121701
13thB415691104
14thA412671004
15thB41634403
16thA40981100
17thB41621100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1988

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 786.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1988

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1988: 207.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years