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Haringey road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,188 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1989, and 1,397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,291.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1989
1,188
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,397
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Haringey in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious18115%
  • Slight99484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious19814%
  • Slight1,18685%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,188, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (16%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday183 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.1%)
  • February81 (6.8%)
  • March95 (8%)
  • April98 (8.2%)
  • May83 (7%)
  • June107 (9%)
  • July124 (10%)
  • August91 (7.7%)
  • September91 (7.7%)
  • October108 (9.1%)
  • November121 (10%)
  • December105 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight843 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds936 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry845 (71%)
  • Wet or damp334 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,173 (99%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,032 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (45%)
  • Pedestrian377 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (12%)
  • Cyclist111 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (13%)
  • 21 to 25267 (19%)
  • 26 to 35284 (20%)
  • 36 to 45148 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.9%)
  • Over 7539 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (47%)
  • Pedestrian377 (27%)
  • Passenger360 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,494 (73%)
  • Motorcycle183 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach91 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Haringey in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Haringey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Haringey ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 58th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1989

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1989: 155, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105155179224
2ndA10122138324
3rdA504102120126
4thA1098098011
5thA5037478212
6thA1010545816
7thA1201355005
8thA1333919
9thA103282801
10thB519253202
11thA1080242802
12thB138212502
13thB550202302
14thB152182204
15thB137161901
16thB155151901
17thB153141800
18thB106131502
19thB151121202
20thB5408801

Towns in Haringey: crashes in 1989

Haringey itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,168.

Postcode districts in Haringey: crashes in 1989

N15 and N17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Haringey in 1989, with 268 each.

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1989, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years