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Islington road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,422 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1989, and 1,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1988 (1,241), and casualties rose from 1,373.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 1989
1,422
Up 15% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,587
Up 16% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Islington in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious23917%
  • Slight1,17082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious24415%
  • Slight1,33084%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,422, up 15% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,422
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (14%)
  • Tuesday221 (16%)
  • Wednesday220 (15%)
  • Thursday244 (17%)
  • Friday212 (15%)
  • Saturday183 (13%)
  • Sunday136 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59247 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59254 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (6.8%)
  • February133 (9.4%)
  • March114 (8%)
  • April117 (8.2%)
  • May160 (11%)
  • June131 (9.2%)
  • July130 (9.1%)
  • August110 (7.7%)
  • September107 (7.5%)
  • October92 (6.5%)
  • November123 (8.6%)
  • December109 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,008 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit410 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,205 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,120 (79%)
  • Wet or damp294 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,420 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,117 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road144 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian527 (33%)
  • Car occupant399 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (19%)
  • Cyclist220 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20152 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 25312 (20%)
  • 26 to 35374 (24%)
  • 36 to 45187 (12%)
  • 46 to 55109 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.4%)
  • Over 7544 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded107 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (49%)
  • Pedestrian527 (33%)
  • Passenger289 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,398 (60%)
  • Motorcycle338 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes182 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach104 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 34th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1989

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1989: 254, including 1 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1254272146
2ndA50197106314
3rdA10491105020
4thA120188106116
5thA5037683014
6thA1036370112
7thA5201637517
8thA5203516409
9thA400363806
10thB515323605
11thA201293113
12thB503292904
13thA1200263003
14thA401262907
15thB110182202
16thA105171903
17thB501172203
18thB519151701
19thB513121200
20thA1199111312

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1989

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,234.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1989

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1989: 421.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years