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Redbridge road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,194 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1989, and 1,506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (1,072), and casualties rose from 1,354.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1989
1,194
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,506
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1989

1% of collisions in Redbridge in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious16013%
  • Slight1,02286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious17712%
  • Slight1,31787%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,194, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (13%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday201 (17%)
  • Friday197 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (9%)
  • February95 (8%)
  • March88 (7.4%)
  • April99 (8.3%)
  • May89 (7.5%)
  • June118 (9.9%)
  • July101 (8.5%)
  • August83 (7%)
  • September93 (7.8%)
  • October117 (9.8%)
  • November92 (7.7%)
  • December111 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,007 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry886 (74%)
  • Wet or damp296 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,005 (84%)
  • 40 mph130 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway852 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway257 (22%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant876 (58%)
  • Pedestrian255 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (9%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant72 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20261 (17%)
  • 21 to 25206 (14%)
  • 26 to 35252 (17%)
  • 36 to 45176 (12%)
  • 46 to 55118 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7577 (5.1%)
  • Over 7561 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded79 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (55%)
  • Passenger418 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,590 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes177 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle141 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 57th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1989: 148, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12148186320
2ndA12311913608
3rdA118104123120
4thA11496218
5thA113496304
6thA1083434805
7thA406374425
8thA104192504
9thA114182410
10thB177182403
11thA1400142101
12thB168131502
13thA1008121201
14thB173111201
15thA12491104
16thB17491104
17thA10097901
18thA1166703
19thB1924500
20thB1964400

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1989

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 980.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1989

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1989: 270.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years