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Warwick road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1989, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (516), and casualties rose from 636.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,871 collisions in Warwick.

Collisions in 1989
556
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
746
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1989

3.2% of collisions in Warwick in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.2%
  • Serious11721%
  • Slight42176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.9%
  • Serious14419%
  • Slight58078%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1989 is highlighted, with 556, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222264
2024211261
2023204265
2022182231
2021185245
2020188238
2019269354
2018266363
2017324428
2016303393
2015303424
2014324430
2013322419
2012323428
2011335461
2010307431
2009346464
2008455620
2007485655
2006467666
2005415590
2004460629
2003462618
2002471647
2001536733
2000499689
1999551761
1998521724
1997567809
1996548764
1995497705
1994557743
1993587774
1992530722
1991514705
1990558733
1989556746
1988516636
1987465573
1986532653
1985461591
1984486597
1983508650
1982516703
1981484677
1980510688
1979543709

When and where crashes happen in Warwick in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (17%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.7%)
  • February31 (5.6%)
  • March42 (7.6%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May36 (6.5%)
  • June54 (9.7%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August54 (9.7%)
  • September35 (6.3%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December49 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (66%)
  • Wet or damp181 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (58%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph178 (32%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (13%)
  • Cyclist89 (12%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20168 (23%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (17%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (63%)
  • Passenger191 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (68%)
  • Motorcycle100 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1989.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1989

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1989: 58, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4525878011
2ndA445395014
3rdA425374615
4thB4087374408
5thA41315938
6thA46294027
7thA429252802
8thB4099212814
9thB4095162313
10thB4453131522
11thB4439111501
12thB41036602
13thA41775804
14thA4444510
15thB41132202
16thB41152300
17thB44632400
18thA341201
19thA40231200
20thB40891100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1989

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1989: 178.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1989

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1989: 138.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years