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Ealing road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,712 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1989, and 2,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 347 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (1,565), and casualties rose from 1,892.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1989
1,712
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,068
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
347
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Ealing in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious34720%
  • Slight1,34679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious39419%
  • Slight1,65580%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,712, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (12%)
  • Tuesday240 (14%)
  • Wednesday270 (16%)
  • Thursday283 (17%)
  • Friday280 (16%)
  • Saturday248 (14%)
  • Sunday185 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59210 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59242 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59298 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59369 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59309 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (7.6%)
  • February125 (7.3%)
  • March115 (6.7%)
  • April145 (8.5%)
  • May129 (7.5%)
  • June146 (8.5%)
  • July150 (8.8%)
  • August154 (9%)
  • September140 (8.2%)
  • October153 (8.9%)
  • November168 (9.8%)
  • December157 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,225 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit478 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,465 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds195 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,299 (76%)
  • Wet or damp403 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,384 (81%)
  • 40 mph241 (14%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph41 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,313 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway305 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3%)
  • Roundabout41 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant995 (48%)
  • Pedestrian460 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (13%)
  • Cyclist201 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 581 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1096 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15105 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20259 (13%)
  • 21 to 25365 (18%)
  • 26 to 35444 (21%)
  • 36 to 45216 (10%)
  • 46 to 55141 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65101 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.2%)
  • Over 7548 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded145 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,145 (55%)
  • Passenger463 (22%)
  • Pedestrian460 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,217 (73%)
  • Motorcycle266 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes189 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach68 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Ealing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 22nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1989

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1989: 333, including 1 fatal and 71 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020333382171
2ndA40209271847
3rdA406105129118
4thB45599120019
5thA412788122019
6thA31280101321
7thA40006982016
8thA3005474712
9thB4524245010
10thA3001272804
11thB4491222406
12thA4090192202
13thA4005151711
14thA3002141404
15thB4909912
16thB4097800
17thB44927701
18thB45451002
19thB4914400
20thB40232201

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1989

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,552.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1989

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1989: 363.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years