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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (305), and casualties fell from 444.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1989
316
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
441
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious7423%
  • Slight23474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight34278%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 316, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June22 (7%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (37%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (31%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (62%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (62%)
  • Motorcycle71 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1989.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1989

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989: 33, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473343012
2ndA447274014
3rdA5202921
4thM1153005
5thA50142103
6thA444131702
7thA5070101100
8thB58291321
9thB5857902
10thM6971213
11thB5786800
12thB5816901
13thB41163501
14thB53643300
15thB53803500
16thB5903300
17thB53252200
18thB5912201

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1989

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989: 85.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1989

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989: 113.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years