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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1989, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (436), and casualties rose from 591.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1989
430
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
637
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1989

2.8% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious10123%
  • Slight31774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious14322%
  • Slight48176%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 430, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday86 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.3%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph180 (42%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (16%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20152 (24%)
  • 21 to 25107 (17%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (58%)
  • Passenger211 (33%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (68%)
  • Motorcycle101 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1989.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1989

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1989: 73, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45373116119
2ndA504667011
3rdB585344405
4thM1265723
5thA6192622
6thB586172906
7thB587151915
8thA447132105
9thB591111502
10thA512102104
11thB532481102
12thB65408902
13thB500361412
14thB535061405
15thA4445512
16thB41164710
17thB50064401
18thB50023402
19thB54933611
20thA422201

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1989

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1989: 56.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1989

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1989: 170.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years