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Southampton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,034 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1989, and 1,262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (981), and casualties rose from 1,178.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1989
1,034
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,262
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Southampton in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious20320%
  • Slight81979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious22118%
  • Slight1,02881%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,034, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (11%)
  • Tuesday153 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (16%)
  • Friday198 (19%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.9%)
  • February94 (9.1%)
  • March88 (8.5%)
  • April74 (7.2%)
  • May96 (9.3%)
  • June82 (7.9%)
  • July88 (8.5%)
  • August74 (7.2%)
  • September91 (8.8%)
  • October87 (8.4%)
  • November109 (11%)
  • December80 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds838 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (74%)
  • Wet or damp259 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph916 (89%)
  • 40 mph63 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph40 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (12%)
  • Roundabout63 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (43%)
  • Pedestrian248 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (17%)
  • Cyclist170 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20281 (22%)
  • 21 to 25220 (17%)
  • 26 to 35236 (19%)
  • 36 to 45114 (9%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.9%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (60%)
  • Passenger258 (20%)
  • Pedestrian248 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,235 (66%)
  • Motorcycle223 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 73rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1989

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1989: 108, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3024108142324
2ndA356982012
3rdA33607807
4thA30575266010
5thA335384816
6thA3025283206
7thA334182807
8thA27172906
9thB3039121212
10thA30358802
11thM2713300
12thA9702401
13thB30332210
14thB30382200
15thA30381100
16thA30511200
17thA3331200
18thA361100
19thB30241100

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1989

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 960.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1989

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1989: 263.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years