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South Holland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 1989, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (353), and casualties rose from 498.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 1989
387
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
524
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 1989

2.3% of collisions in South Holland in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight30178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight41780%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 387, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday82 (21%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May26 (6.7%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September37 (9.6%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November28 (7.2%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (33%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph234 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20140 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (68%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (66%)
  • Motorcycle80 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in South Holland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Holland ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1989.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 1989

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 1989: 71, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1517186311
2ndA166095212
3rdA175494112
4thA1073324417
5thB1165152301
6thB1168101302
7thB13578902
8thA1527902
9thA11065500
10thB11665702
11thA11014600
12thB11804400
13thB15154400
14thA523301
15thB13563301
16thB11872201
17thB13902201
18thB13972201
19thB13591100
20thB1511100

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 1989

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 1989: 74.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 1989

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 1989: 187.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years