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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1989, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1988 (802), and casualties fell from 978.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,652 collisions in North Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1989
731
Down 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
959
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 1989

2.3% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious15321%
  • Slight56177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious17018%
  • Slight77281%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 731, down 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330441
2024314454
2023369500
2022346459
2021344441
2020306427
2019410543
2018401534
2017411554
2016412568
2015449667
2014544805
2013513778
2012480699
2011522769
2010502747
2009523776
2008580869
2007583908
2006550827
2005536808
2004625929
2003610861
2002612875
2001620877
2000592833
1999582806
1998619874
1997652930
1996696968
1995645837
1994679935
1993661938
1992688942
1991688911
1990724992
1989731959
1988802978
1987700913
1986633857
1985714978
1984704903
1983631822
1982620830
1981644835
1980672870
1979683905

When and where crashes happen in North Lincolnshire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (13%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (9.6%)
  • February56 (7.7%)
  • March45 (6.2%)
  • April52 (7.1%)
  • May58 (7.9%)
  • June18 (2.5%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August70 (9.6%)
  • September63 (8.6%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December76 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (61%)
  • Wet or damp262 (36%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph416 (57%)
  • 40 mph59 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph219 (30%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (21%)
  • Cyclist113 (12%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20252 (26%)
  • 21 to 25139 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5553 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider647 (67%)
  • Passenger220 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car757 (61%)
  • Motorcycle207 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in North Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lincolnshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 121st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1989: 111, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18111154328
2ndA10775370212
3rdA159465413
4thA1029263605
5thA161253906
6thB1450243003
7thA15172304
8thB1430172214
9thB1216142107
10thB1501131703
11thB1206101101
12thB120791301
13thB139891203
14thA180(M)81112
15thB13787701
16thB13927702
17thM1807902
18thA10846701
19thB140051610
20thA1604701

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1989

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 1989: 313.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1989

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 1989: 191.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years