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Redditch road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1989, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1988 (175), and casualties rose from 210.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1989
218
Up 25% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
276
Up 31% on 1988
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1989

0.5% of collisions in Redditch in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight17781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4416%
  • Slight23184%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 218, up 25% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March19 (8.7%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August15 (6.9%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December20 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (61%)
  • Wet or damp77 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (56%)
  • 40 mph59 (27%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (58%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (25%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.2%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (72%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1989.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1989

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1989: 25, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441253202
2ndA40239902
3rdA418981002
4thA44871011
5thB44972201
6thB40901200
7thB41011100
8thB41601100
9thB45041100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1989

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 141.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1989

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1989: 135.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years