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Rugby road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1989, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (448), and casualties rose from 569.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1989
471
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
609
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1989

3.2% of collisions in Rugby in 1989 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious14030%
  • Slight31667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious15826%
  • Slight43672%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 471, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April42 (8.9%)
  • May30 (6.4%)
  • June46 (9.8%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August32 (6.8%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December46 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (58%)
  • Wet or damp193 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (49%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph186 (39%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (18%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (11%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20161 (26%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (66%)
  • Passenger140 (23%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (67%)
  • Motorcycle86 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1989.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1989

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1989: 64, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4286488314
2ndA4265257114
3rdA454056211
4thM6253318
5thA423213114
6thB5414171908
7thA4071161805
8thA5111605
9thB4455112215
10thB4112101205
11thB4429101403
12thA4681104
13thB40296804
14thB410961401
15thA4455602
16thB411451013
17thM695712
18thA4274701
19thB44532201
20thB40711100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1989

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 197.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1989

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1989: 128.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1989, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years