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Ashfield road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1989, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (410), and casualties rose from 531.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1989
450
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
576
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1989

2% of collisions in Ashfield in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10819%
  • Slight45980%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 450, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.3%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August41 (9.1%)
  • September53 (12%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November34 (7.6%)
  • December43 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (63%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph336 (75%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (12%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (48%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (15%)
  • Cyclist65 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (24%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7549 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (60%)
  • Passenger140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (66%)
  • Motorcycle88 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1989.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1989

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1989: 61, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6116193113
2ndA384861013
3rdB6021354319
4thB6018313817
5thB6020161801
6thB6009141515
7thB6023141913
8thB600131902
9thB6022121311
10thM1121812
11thB6028111304
12thA608101401
13thB6026101203
14thB601691103
15thA607571001
16thB60147901
17thA604510
18thB60193400
19thB60273300
20thB2261101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1989

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1989: 154.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1989

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1989: 292.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years