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Coventry road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,034 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1989, and 1,279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 400 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (1,025), and casualties rose from 1,241.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1989
1,034
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,279
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
400
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Coventry in 1989 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious40039%
  • Slight61660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious49238%
  • Slight76960%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,034, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (15%)
  • Friday196 (19%)
  • Saturday157 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.7%)
  • February93 (9%)
  • March86 (8.3%)
  • April90 (8.7%)
  • May77 (7.4%)
  • June90 (8.7%)
  • July82 (7.9%)
  • August79 (7.6%)
  • September87 (8.4%)
  • October102 (9.9%)
  • November92 (8.9%)
  • December76 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds829 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (66%)
  • Wet or damp350 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph843 (82%)
  • 40 mph157 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (15%)
  • Roundabout67 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant514 (40%)
  • Pedestrian383 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (12%)
  • Cyclist136 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 10116 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15115 (9%)
  • 16 to 20213 (17%)
  • 21 to 25185 (14%)
  • 26 to 35181 (14%)
  • 36 to 45145 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4%)
  • Over 7538 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (47%)
  • Pedestrian383 (30%)
  • Passenger299 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,196 (69%)
  • Motorcycle153 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 73rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1989

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1989: 83, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44483100132
2ndA465878126
3rdA454155516
4thA40534048010
5thB41094041013
6thA40233850215
7thA40823542011
8thA4283238111
9thB4454293008
10thB4107202408
11thA4170192514
12thA429172629
13thB4110172306
14thA4114162005
15thA423161904
16thB4106111607
17thA4278905

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1989

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 951.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1989

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1989: 269.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years