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Charnwood road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1989, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (538), and casualties were unchanged.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1989
501
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
666
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
18
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1989

3.6% of collisions in Charnwood in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight37775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203%
  • Serious12719%
  • Slight51978%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 501, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.2%)
  • February48 (9.6%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April24 (4.8%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July36 (7.2%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November40 (8%)
  • December30 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (61%)
  • Wet or damp185 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (57%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph138 (28%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (15%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20156 (23%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (59%)
  • Passenger176 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (68%)
  • Motorcycle102 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1989.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1989: 94, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694122316
2ndA607324419
3rdA46254147
4thA512232903
5thB5330172203
6thA6004161918
7thB5328141405
8thA60121421
9thB5327121301
10thB5350121602
11thM1122203
12thB58891416
13thB67581401
14thB5897700
15thB59171021
16thB53516902
17thB6746801
18thA60065803
19thB6674500
20thB67341010

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1989

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1989: 147.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1989

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1989: 164.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years