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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (554), and casualties rose from 692.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1989
535
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
699
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious16831%
  • Slight35266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious19528%
  • Slight48870%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 535, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.1%)
  • February46 (8.6%)
  • March49 (9.2%)
  • April38 (7.1%)
  • May44 (8.2%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July46 (8.6%)
  • August48 (9%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November42 (7.9%)
  • December34 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (73%)
  • Wet or damp141 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph375 (70%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph126 (24%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (44%)
  • Pedestrian156 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (17%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (24%)
  • 21 to 25123 (18%)
  • 26 to 3583 (12%)
  • 36 to 4585 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7531 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (54%)
  • Passenger163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian156 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (66%)
  • Motorcycle121 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1989.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1989

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989: 78, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47895235
2ndA3675168121
3rdA36324228
4thA37213227
5thA39162204
6thB3355161905
7thA3039141713
8thB3110142506
9thB3116141604
10thA362111615
11thA4175101102
12thA36871301
13thA43171004
14thB31157713
15thA30625704
16thA4651012
17thA3634901
18thB31114401
19thB31142201
20thB31302301

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1989

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989: 252.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1989

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989: 187.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1989, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years