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Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,411 road traffic collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989, and 1,904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (1,418), and casualties rose from 1,857.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,656 collisions in Cheshire West and Chester.

Collisions in 1989
1,411
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,904
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
33
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Cheshire West and Chester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious19114%
  • Slight1,18784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal351.8%
  • Serious23813%
  • Slight1,63186%

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshire West and Chester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,519 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,411, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025522670
2024512628
2023496645
2022561707
2021524646
2020437550
2019563743
2018669881
2017694919
20167731,041
20157561,071
20148351,136
20137481,021
20128811,231
20119501,381
20109491,342
20099901,453
20081,0731,544
20071,1201,550
20061,1891,683
20051,2691,749
20041,3541,893
20031,4692,084
20021,3641,949
20011,4602,063
20001,4162,089
19991,4482,087
19981,5192,193
19971,4362,171
19961,4192,070
19951,3831,985
19941,3881,939
19931,4181,959
19921,3051,837
19911,3361,866
19901,4061,926
19891,4111,904
19881,4181,857
19871,4031,892
19861,3061,755
19851,3951,839
19841,3721,809
19831,3051,690
19821,4531,937
19811,3501,813
19801,3251,737
19791,2861,703

When and where crashes happen in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (14%)
  • Thursday232 (16%)
  • Friday238 (17%)
  • Saturday201 (14%)
  • Sunday160 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59205 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.2%)
  • February106 (7.5%)
  • March105 (7.4%)
  • April91 (6.4%)
  • May126 (8.9%)
  • June129 (9.1%)
  • July120 (8.5%)
  • August124 (8.8%)
  • September110 (7.8%)
  • October126 (8.9%)
  • November137 (9.7%)
  • December122 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,009 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,127 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry886 (63%)
  • Wet or damp499 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph692 (49%)
  • 40 mph106 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph429 (30%)
  • 70 mph170 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,073 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway235 (17%)
  • Roundabout70 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,078 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (13%)
  • Pedestrian242 (13%)
  • Cyclist181 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3%)
  • 6 to 1065 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15102 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20449 (24%)
  • 21 to 25309 (16%)
  • 26 to 35326 (17%)
  • 36 to 45210 (11%)
  • 46 to 55165 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6591 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7592 (4.8%)
  • Over 7537 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,145 (60%)
  • Passenger517 (27%)
  • Pedestrian242 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,769 (69%)
  • Motorcycle246 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes163 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheshire West and Chester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Cheshire West and Chester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheshire West and Chester ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheshire West and Chester had the 35th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheshire West and Chester with the most crashes in 1989

The A41 had the most collisions in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989: 100, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheshire West and Chester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41100139416
2ndA56668816
3rdA546184111
4thA5406010137
5thA5595471311
6thA51496916
7thA49477627
8thA533404417
9thA556304206
10thB5132303702
11thA5032293104
12thA5268283413
13thM6265313
14thA550255223
15thB5152254114
16thM56244424
17thA5117212703
18thA548192403
19thM53182014
20thA530172412

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1989

Chester had the most collisions of any town in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989: 260.

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester: crashes in 1989

CH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989: 215.

Latest crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheshire West and Chester in 1989, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cheshire West and Chester road accidents in other years