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Pendle road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1989, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (278), and casualties rose from 345.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,676 collisions in Pendle.

Collisions in 1989
294
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
374
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1989

2.4% of collisions in Pendle in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight30281%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 294, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134183
2024143206
2023143180
2022117174
2021137181
2020126176
2019149183
2018202275
2017157199
2016180235
2015172262
2014182268
2013160235
2012196264
2011199295
2010203311
2009192282
2008270393
2007263368
2006273418
2005349504
2004318457
2003311434
2002309440
2001323449
2000251363
1999261374
1998298432
1997317431
1996269371
1995298428
1994266381
1993279382
1992294381
1991309402
1990298356
1989294374
1988278345
1987257320
1986295360
1985286352
1984271329
1983298369
1982338425
1981344422
1980369455
1979298372

When and where crashes happen in Pendle in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February23 (7.8%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April29 (9.9%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August14 (4.8%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October21 (7.1%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (59%)
  • Wet or damp116 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (81%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (12%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (86%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (46%)
  • Pedestrian101 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (6.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (49%)
  • Pedestrian101 (27%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1989.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1989

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1989: 50, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56505716
2ndA60684359213
3rdA682385112
4thB638391002
5thB625181000
6thB62506600
7thA595910
8thB62524401
9thB62482200
10thB62492300
11thM652400

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1989

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1989: 96.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1989

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1989: 143.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years