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Greenwich road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,366 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1989, and 1,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,288), and casualties rose from 1,591.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1989
1,366
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,653
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Greenwich in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25519%
  • Slight1,09380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious27517%
  • Slight1,36082%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,366, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (14%)
  • Tuesday207 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (13%)
  • Thursday215 (16%)
  • Friday233 (17%)
  • Saturday193 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59245 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (6.9%)
  • February119 (8.7%)
  • March114 (8.3%)
  • April111 (8.1%)
  • May122 (8.9%)
  • June131 (9.6%)
  • July101 (7.4%)
  • August108 (7.9%)
  • September124 (9.1%)
  • October122 (8.9%)
  • November93 (6.8%)
  • December127 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight994 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,110 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry990 (72%)
  • Wet or damp361 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,205 (88%)
  • 40 mph90 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,002 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (19%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant751 (45%)
  • Pedestrian347 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (16%)
  • Cyclist119 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant68 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15121 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20251 (15%)
  • 21 to 25266 (16%)
  • 26 to 35302 (18%)
  • 36 to 45169 (10%)
  • 46 to 55118 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.8%)
  • Over 7540 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded96 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider862 (52%)
  • Passenger444 (27%)
  • Pedestrian347 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,588 (68%)
  • Motorcycle272 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach89 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Greenwich ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 39th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1989

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1989: 252, including 5 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206252314542
2ndA291108116
3rdA20586103018
4thA2074105212
5thA1026885014
6thA210688008
7thB2106890115
8thA2075459310
9thA208303107
10thA200262705
11thA2213192116
12thA211161701
13thA209121403
14thA2211111200
15thB212101002
16thB26391012
17thB2136601
18thB22146801
19thA22043300
20thB2163300

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1989

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,203.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1989

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1989: 376.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years