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Havering road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1989, and 1,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (1,151), and casualties rose from 1,472.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1989
1,169
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,485
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1989

1% of collisions in Havering in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious24821%
  • Slight90978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious29520%
  • Slight1,17879%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,169, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (13%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (15%)
  • Thursday188 (16%)
  • Friday192 (16%)
  • Saturday184 (16%)
  • Sunday119 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.8%)
  • February104 (8.9%)
  • March107 (9.2%)
  • April84 (7.2%)
  • May98 (8.4%)
  • June97 (8.3%)
  • July96 (8.2%)
  • August91 (7.8%)
  • September100 (8.6%)
  • October104 (8.9%)
  • November87 (7.4%)
  • December98 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight861 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds966 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry839 (72%)
  • Wet or damp320 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph932 (80%)
  • 40 mph95 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph61 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph51 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (58%)
  • Pedestrian248 (17%)
  • Cyclist116 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1081 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8%)
  • 16 to 20257 (17%)
  • 21 to 25192 (13%)
  • 26 to 35227 (15%)
  • 36 to 45155 (10%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.2%)
  • Over 7552 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded101 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider806 (54%)
  • Passenger431 (29%)
  • Pedestrian248 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,550 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes148 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle110 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach98 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 62nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1989: 110, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12110158230
2ndA12585108119
3rdA12483105012
4thA1186681110
5thA1274967210
6thA134256213
7thB174303703
8thB1421192204
9thB175172302
10thB187151703
11thB1335121503
12thB162121203
13thB145991602
14thB18671103
15thB1784502

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1989

Havering had 977 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1989

RM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1989: 188.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years