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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (390), and casualties rose from 513.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1989
424
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
517
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10024%
  • Slight31875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11823%
  • Slight39176%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 424, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday57 (13%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March39 (9.2%)
  • April33 (7.8%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July29 (6.8%)
  • August42 (9.9%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (79%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (46%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20129 (25%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (5.2%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (60%)
  • Passenger116 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (68%)
  • Motorcycle79 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1989.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1989

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989: 48, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4444865114
2ndB4112384624
3rdB4114314123
4thB4113273415
5thA47172006
6thB4102161704
7thA5141503
8thB4029131605
9thA425491003
10thM681301
11thB41094401
12thB41113402
13thB41171100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1989

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989: 226.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1989

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989: 142.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1989, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years