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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1989, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 1988 (802), and casualties fell from 1,072.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1989
564
Down 30% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
789
Down 26% on 1988
Fatal collisions
22
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1989

3.9% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.9%
  • Serious13925%
  • Slight40371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.3%
  • Serious18223%
  • Slight58174%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 564, down 30% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (11%)
  • February52 (9.2%)
  • March60 (11%)
  • April69 (12%)
  • May34 (6%)
  • June45 (8%)
  • July47 (8.3%)
  • August37 (6.6%)
  • September40 (7.1%)
  • October51 (9%)
  • November36 (6.4%)
  • December32 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (74%)
  • Wet or damp143 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (45%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph166 (29%)
  • 70 mph86 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (20%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (19%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Cyclist55 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20177 (22%)
  • 21 to 25138 (17%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (62%)
  • Passenger212 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (66%)
  • Motorcycle146 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 171st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1989

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1989: 46, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM44676310
2ndA4324051111
3rdA38335118
4thM5263808
5thB4058243638
6thA4174212509
7thB4465212613
8thA431181922
9thA420172317
10thA46173104
11thA4175121201
12thM32123103
13thA403101513
14thB4060101903
15thA401791301
16thB40618901
17thB40576912
18thB405961003
19thA40184601
20thB40464410

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1989

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1989: 145.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1989

BS37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1989: 101.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years