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Lancaster road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1989, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (472), and casualties rose from 630.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1989
533
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
716
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Lancaster in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight42179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight58081%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 533, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (10%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.9%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March47 (8.8%)
  • April50 (9.4%)
  • May51 (9.6%)
  • June52 (9.8%)
  • July53 (9.9%)
  • August62 (12%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November38 (7.1%)
  • December30 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (68%)
  • Wet or damp162 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph329 (62%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph109 (20%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (50%)
  • Pedestrian133 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (15%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20165 (23%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (56%)
  • Passenger181 (25%)
  • Pedestrian133 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (66%)
  • Motorcycle109 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1989.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1989: 102, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6102137518
2ndA589677404
3rdM6406337
4thB5321293505
5thA683273714
6thA65112013
7thA588101502
8thB527391203
9thB625471202
10thB648071012
11thA51054701
12thB52743402
13thB52753301
14thA60702701
15thA6011100
16thA6871100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1989

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 162.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1989

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1989: 188.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1989, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years