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Northumberland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,177 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1989, and 1,757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 285 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,612.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,345 collisions in Northumberland.

Collisions in 1989
1,177
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,757
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
38
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
285
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1989

3.2% of collisions in Northumberland in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal383.2%
  • Serious28524%
  • Slight85473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal472.7%
  • Serious36121%
  • Slight1,34977%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,177, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025345459
2024409550
2023430627
2022456630
2021397558
2020403525
2019512739
2018563775
2017552755
2016646921
20157161,065
20147161,086
2013699997
20127601,069
20118161,154
20108551,222
20099141,344
20081,0131,443
20079711,432
20061,0231,486
20051,1121,650
20041,1681,754
20031,1471,708
20021,1091,692
20011,0391,596
20001,0671,628
19991,0651,630
19981,1111,680
19971,1301,701
19961,0751,671
19959981,498
19949541,484
19931,0241,546
19921,0081,575
19911,1321,651
19901,1931,837
19891,1771,757
19881,0981,612
19871,0801,558
19861,0591,553
19851,0081,461
19841,0171,445
19839931,413
19821,0691,598
19811,1291,663
19801,0991,665
19791,0881,536

When and where crashes happen in Northumberland in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (11%)
  • Tuesday158 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (14%)
  • Friday205 (17%)
  • Saturday193 (16%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (5.9%)
  • February79 (6.7%)
  • March90 (7.6%)
  • April84 (7.1%)
  • May96 (8.2%)
  • June108 (9.2%)
  • July98 (8.3%)
  • August108 (9.2%)
  • September108 (9.2%)
  • October129 (11%)
  • November109 (9.3%)
  • December99 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting165 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds926 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (58%)
  • Wet or damp450 (38%)
  • Frost or ice35 (3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph514 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph561 (48%)
  • 70 mph79 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,043 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,138 (65%)
  • Pedestrian207 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist96 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant66 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1088 (5%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5%)
  • 16 to 20326 (19%)
  • 21 to 25252 (14%)
  • 26 to 35297 (17%)
  • 36 to 45243 (14%)
  • 46 to 55155 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65119 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7588 (5%)
  • Over 7553 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider976 (56%)
  • Passenger574 (33%)
  • Pedestrian207 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,537 (73%)
  • Motorcycle145 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Northumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Northumberland ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 60th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1989

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1989: 85, including 7 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA185158723
2ndA6975109416
3rdA6850104416
4thA1974976010
5thA10684666210
6thA6974281311
7thA6964175413
8thA189405826
9thA1933147013
10thA695273906
11thA192232806
12thB6305233302
13thB6318223216
14thA1167171901
15thA196172302
16thB1334172705
17thA190153006
18thA1171111202
19thA698112003
20thB1340111705

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1989

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1989: 87.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1989

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1989: 134.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years