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Worcester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1988, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (286), and casualties rose from 330.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1988
302
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
339
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Worcester in 1988 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight26788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight30189%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 302, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 302
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March17 (5.6%)
  • April27 (8.9%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June26 (8.6%)
  • July19 (6.3%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December17 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (80%)
  • Wet or damp54 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (93%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (4%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (30%)
  • Pedestrian94 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (20%)
  • Cyclist55 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (24%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (58%)
  • Pedestrian94 (28%)
  • Passenger47 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (64%)
  • Motorcycle70 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (11%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Worcester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1988.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1988

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1988: 64, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38647207
2ndA44364012
3rdA449242712
4thB4205131301
5thB45508901
6thA41037802
7thM57910
8thA4226800
9thA4436600
10thB42066601
11thA45364401
12thA45381100
13thB40841100
14thB42041100
15thB44821100
16thB44851101

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1988

Worcester had 276 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1988

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1988: 106.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years