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Leicester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,288 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1989, and 1,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (1,271), and casualties fell from 1,558.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1989
1,288
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,530
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Leicester in 1989 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious15012%
  • Slight1,12187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious16211%
  • Slight1,35088%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,288, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday176 (14%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday192 (15%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59327 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (6.4%)
  • February99 (7.7%)
  • March107 (8.3%)
  • April112 (8.7%)
  • May109 (8.5%)
  • June112 (8.7%)
  • July94 (7.3%)
  • August105 (8.2%)
  • September117 (9.1%)
  • October122 (9.5%)
  • November111 (8.6%)
  • December117 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight949 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,033 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry838 (65%)
  • Wet or damp439 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,158 (90%)
  • 40 mph117 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway230 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout55 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (40%)
  • Pedestrian453 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (13%)
  • Cyclist182 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 10131 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15123 (8%)
  • 16 to 20253 (17%)
  • 21 to 25239 (16%)
  • 26 to 35228 (15%)
  • 36 to 45162 (11%)
  • 46 to 55112 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.9%)
  • Over 7544 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider746 (49%)
  • Pedestrian453 (30%)
  • Passenger331 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,535 (70%)
  • Motorcycle203 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (1.9%)
  • Minibus16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 45th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1989

The A46 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1989: 112, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46112135110
2ndA509110828
3rdA47819616
4thA67896312
5thA563649235
6thA5125505908
7thA5131374815
8thA6030373813
9thA426364814
10thB5366232411
11thB5418151602
12thB667141600
13thA594121500
14thB641691001
15thB532781001
16thB56881101
17thA3501100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1989

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,219.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1989

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1989: 311.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years