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Tamworth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1989, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (306), and casualties fell from 388.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1989
295
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
380
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1989

1% of collisions in Tamworth in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight33187%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 295, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.8%)
  • February16 (5.4%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May27 (9.2%)
  • June28 (9.5%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October21 (7.1%)
  • November15 (5.1%)
  • December19 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (60%)
  • 40 mph66 (22%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (16%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (57%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (59%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (73%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1989.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1989

The A5 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1989: 46, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54661010
2ndA51374425
3rdA513242803
4thB5000172302
5thA453162812
6thA4091101301
7thB5080101203
8thB544061101
9thA385700
10thA50034500
11thB54932400
12thA4441100
13thA4611200
14thA50081100
15thB41511100
16thB50111100
17thB54041101

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1989

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 176.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1989

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1989: 151.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1989.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years