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Warrington road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 834 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1989, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (735), and casualties rose from 930.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1989
834
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,088
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Warrington in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious14818%
  • Slight67080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious17116%
  • Slight90183%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 834, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (15%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday117 (14%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.6%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March89 (11%)
  • April60 (7.2%)
  • May70 (8.4%)
  • June67 (8%)
  • July63 (7.6%)
  • August62 (7.4%)
  • September79 (9.5%)
  • October79 (9.5%)
  • November65 (7.8%)
  • December78 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (60%)
  • Wet or damp319 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph491 (59%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph135 (16%)
  • 70 mph157 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (23%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (53%)
  • Pedestrian150 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (12%)
  • Cyclist126 (12%)
  • Van occupant46 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20232 (21%)
  • 21 to 25178 (16%)
  • 26 to 35186 (17%)
  • 36 to 45112 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider673 (62%)
  • Passenger265 (24%)
  • Pedestrian150 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (67%)
  • Motorcycle134 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes125 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warrington in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Warrington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warrington ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 105th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1989

The M6 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1989: 86, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM68613219
2ndA498198313
3rdA577489111
4thA5745874118
5thA505767012
6thM62305327
7thA56293516
8thA562243813
9thA506081001
10thA614481001
11thM567910
12thB52104400
13thA5723801
14thA5793603
15thB51563300
16thB51593501
17thB52043510
18thB52123300
19thB51582201
20thB52072200

Towns in Warrington: crashes in 1989

Warrington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 469.

Postcode districts in Warrington: crashes in 1989

WA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warrington in 1989: 208.

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years