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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1989, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (400), and casualties were unchanged.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1989
410
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
585
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
20
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1989

4.9% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.9%
  • Serious11027%
  • Slight28068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious13723%
  • Slight42773%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 410, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April38 (9.3%)
  • May35 (8.5%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August39 (9.5%)
  • September26 (6.3%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (59%)
  • Wet or damp158 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph215 (52%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20148 (25%)
  • 21 to 25105 (18%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7535 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (60%)
  • Passenger178 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (68%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1989.

Collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1989

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1989: 60, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526084110
2ndA60456119
3rdA464262312
4thA606254317
5thA453234427
6thA6011151915
7thA65207711
8thA60065801
9thA60975801
10thB6793300
11thB6802200

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1989

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1989: 82.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1989

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1989: 125.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1989, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years