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Hackney road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,320 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1989, and 1,524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,251), and casualties rose from 1,443.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1989
1,320
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,524
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1989

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious25219%
  • Slight1,05880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious26417%
  • Slight1,25082%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,320, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (16%)
  • Tuesday200 (15%)
  • Wednesday176 (13%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday217 (16%)
  • Saturday168 (13%)
  • Sunday156 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59235 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.7%)
  • February107 (8.1%)
  • March89 (6.7%)
  • April109 (8.3%)
  • May109 (8.3%)
  • June123 (9.3%)
  • July122 (9.2%)
  • August112 (8.5%)
  • September117 (8.9%)
  • October100 (7.6%)
  • November112 (8.5%)
  • December105 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight971 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit348 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,108 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,016 (77%)
  • Wet or damp300 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,301 (99%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,053 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (37%)
  • Pedestrian472 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (13%)
  • Cyclist125 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1092 (6%)
  • 11 to 1585 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20174 (11%)
  • 21 to 25268 (18%)
  • 26 to 35325 (21%)
  • 36 to 45161 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (45%)
  • Pedestrian472 (31%)
  • Passenger360 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,462 (67%)
  • Motorcycle215 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach125 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 43rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1989

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1989: 218, including 3 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10218259342
2ndA107143175341
3rdA1047985015
4thA1066269013
5thA1055971011
6thA5035881012
7thA102485408
8thB108323904
9thA1200262705
10thB113242801
11thB104232505
12thA5201212505
13thB112202403
14thA1207141800
15thB111131500
16thA1202111201
17thA120891000
18thB1027802
19thB1056701
20thA12054500

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1989

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,219.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1989

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1989: 313.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years