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Blaby road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1989, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1988 (344), and casualties rose from 463.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1989
328
Down 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
468
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Blaby in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight26781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight38783%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1989 is highlighted, with 328, down 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February27 (8.2%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May29 (8.8%)
  • June20 (6.1%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August24 (7.3%)
  • September26 (7.9%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (53%)
  • Wet or damp142 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (42%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 50 mph36 (11%)
  • 60 mph69 (21%)
  • 70 mph52 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (19%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (27%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (58%)
  • Passenger157 (34%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1989.

Collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1989

The A563 and M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1989, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563264313
2ndM1264607
3rdB4114223207
4thA426202402
5thA46182302
6thB582182702
7thB5418172301
8thA47142304
9thM69101103
10thA507800
11thB406951002
12thB538051001
13thA50963301
14thA50702300
15thB5812200
16thA51200
17thB61141101

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1989

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1989: 102.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1989

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1989: 88.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1989.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years