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Waverley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 677 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1989, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (655), and casualties rose from 885.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,540 collisions in Waverley.

Collisions in 1989
677
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
922
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Waverley in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight55081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious14215%
  • Slight76983%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 677, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025198257
2024186242
2023246313
2022248316
2021195273
2020181220
2019216291
2018239305
2017289372
2016328419
2015326410
2014353473
2013334440
2012334450
2011350480
2010346467
2009380532
2008368549
2007460711
2006480723
2005476700
2004485711
2003455684
2002484708
2001516714
2000508687
1999522734
1998560790
1997535774
1996579806
1995584832
1994635895
1993503698
1992523719
1991530709
1990688932
1989677922
1988655885
1987588811
1986619856
1985609802
1984619825
1983607831
1982676925
1981625814
1980656857
1979569750

When and where crashes happen in Waverley in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday118 (17%)
  • Friday123 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.8%)
  • February55 (8.1%)
  • March58 (8.6%)
  • April61 (9%)
  • May39 (5.8%)
  • June57 (8.4%)
  • July50 (7.4%)
  • August61 (9%)
  • September62 (9.2%)
  • October78 (12%)
  • November55 (8.1%)
  • December48 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded107 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (58%)
  • Wet or damp257 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph282 (42%)
  • 70 mph52 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway591 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (13%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20211 (23%)
  • 21 to 25163 (18%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.4%)
  • Over 7543 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (65%)
  • Passenger222 (24%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (75%)
  • Motorcycle125 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle35 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waverley ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 136th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1989: 58, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35888011
2ndA287546219
3rdA3255166012
4thA31436208
5thB2128436612
6thA3100374527
7thA286345807
8thA281274213
9thA283263701
10thB2130263404
11thB2131233008
12thB3001202915
13thB3007131401
14thA301681111
15thB212771102
16thA3245501
17thB21334501
18thB30054600
19thB33843401
20thB30002200

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1989

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1989: 76.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1989

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1989: 156.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years