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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1989, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (358), and casualties rose from 510.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1989
402
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
568
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1989

3.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight27869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight41573%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 402, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November32 (8%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (21%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph187 (47%)
  • 70 mph102 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (27%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20113 (20%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 35121 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (62%)
  • Passenger178 (31%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1989.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1989: 49, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4464990222
2ndA5354619
3rdM6324438
4thM42253509
5thB4098233614
6thB4114202806
7thA4097172305
8thB500081012
9thA40917811
10thA517811
11thB410271011
12thB41166703
13thB41174400
14thB41113400
15thA452201
16thB41122301
17thA4261101
18thA4441100
19thA4521100
20thA4531100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1989

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1989: 24.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1989

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1989: 84.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years