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Wyre road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1988, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (339), and casualties fell from 446.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1988
319
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
440
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1988

3.4% of collisions in Wyre in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious7925%
  • Slight22972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious9722%
  • Slight33175%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 319, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February18 (5.6%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June24 (7.5%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October28 (8.8%)
  • November25 (7.8%)
  • December29 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (71%)
  • Wet or damp88 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (61%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (23%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (85%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (56%)
  • Cyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20109 (25%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (58%)
  • Passenger130 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (11%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1988.

Collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1988

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1988: 43, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5874353312
2ndA585334517
3rdA63154011
4thB5268263307
5thA586142324
6thA588141602
7thM6122422
8thB541291102
9thB526771011
10thB64307800
11thB52664702
12thB52704502
13thB526931102
14thB53771100
15thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1988

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1988: 84.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1988

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1988: 89.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1988, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years