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York road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 654 road traffic collisions in York in 1988, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1987 (562), and casualties rose from 664.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in York.

Collisions in 1988
654
Up 16% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
767
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
31% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1988

1.1% of collisions in York in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious20431%
  • Slight44368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious22830%
  • Slight53269%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1988 is highlighted, with 654, up 16% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025313368
2024304372
2023314365
2022297357
2021299356
2020267326
2019352433
2018382471
2017424499
2016481548
2015449549
2014471583
2013420521
2012424524
2011434552
2010451559
2009484617
2008459600
2007503677
2006574751
2005559752
2004620837
2003643833
2002682849
2001665891
2000565752
1999650836
1998551731
1997622804
1996496618
1995383431
1994354427
1993371453
1992386467
1991430517
1990439517
1989576678
1988654767
1987562664
1986626739
1985602705
1984614709
1983618718
1982561684
1981530640
1980585680
1979644770

When and where crashes happen in York in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7%)
  • February56 (8.6%)
  • March59 (9%)
  • April49 (7.5%)
  • May55 (8.4%)
  • June42 (6.4%)
  • July60 (9.2%)
  • August46 (7%)
  • September61 (9.3%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November56 (8.6%)
  • December56 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry430 (66%)
  • Wet or damp211 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph603 (92%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway592 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist253 (33%)
  • Car occupant189 (25%)
  • Cyclist164 (21%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20223 (29%)
  • 21 to 25122 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (68%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)
  • Passenger106 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (54%)
  • Motorcycle261 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in York

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 132nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1988

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1988: 67, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10366786116
2ndA196269014
3rdA10793645212
4thA593141013
5thB1363181905
6thB1224151604
7thB12278800
8thA12375703
9thB12255503
10thA641201
11thB12261100

Towns in York: crashes in 1988

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 556.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1988

YO31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1988: 138.

Latest crashes in York in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

York road accidents in other years