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Harrow road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Harrow in 1989, and 957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (791), and casualties rose from 943.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,989 collisions in Harrow.

Collisions in 1989
795
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
957
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrow in 1989

0.5% of collisions in Harrow in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Harrow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14418%
  • Slight64781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight79783%

Harrow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 956 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 795, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025358412
2024359424
2023403466
2022422501
2021385450
2020382443
2019428500
2018414510
2017432518
2016418510
2015424548
2014486593
2013353442
2012392497
2011367422
2010428551
2009401508
2008372470
2007387496
2006454558
2005504640
2004582708
2003548675
2002560711
2001645798
2000614772
1999700857
1998686810
1997718875
1996705866
1995712862
1994726866
1993720861
1992696815
1991723873
1990803960
1989795957
1988791943
1987750862
1986762849
1985734888
1984813988
19838461,027
19829321,170
19819481,210
19809551,165
19799561,185

When and where crashes happen in Harrow in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (17%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (10%)
  • February62 (7.8%)
  • March54 (6.8%)
  • April55 (6.9%)
  • May65 (8.2%)
  • June61 (7.7%)
  • July78 (9.8%)
  • August52 (6.5%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October73 (9.2%)
  • November70 (8.8%)
  • December62 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds682 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (76%)
  • Wet or damp186 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph759 (95%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrow in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (52%)
  • Pedestrian207 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (10%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (18%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (15%)
  • 36 to 45122 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.9%)
  • Over 7530 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (56%)
  • Passenger217 (23%)
  • Pedestrian207 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,010 (75%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrow in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Harrow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harrow ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harrow had the 111th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Harrow with the most crashes in 1989

The A409 had the most collisions in Harrow in 1989: 98, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrow, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40998128016
2ndA410647407
3rdA40905770010
4thA41405565110
5thA404495507
6thA3124346014
7thA4005182102
8thA4008111805
9thA412791100
10thB4589901
11thB4595601
12thB4574401
13thB4614600
14thA411100
15thB4631100

Towns in Harrow: crashes in 1989

Harrow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 750.

Postcode districts in Harrow: crashes in 1989

HA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrow in 1989: 196.

Latest crashes in Harrow in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrow in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Harrow road accidents in other years