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Wellingborough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1989, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (332), and casualties rose from 443.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1989
336
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
444
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious10531%
  • Slight22567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious13530%
  • Slight30268%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 336, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March17 (5.1%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June29 (8.6%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August30 (8.9%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (60%)
  • Wet or damp128 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (59%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph91 (27%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (21%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6513 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (69%)
  • Motorcycle84 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1989

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1989: 50, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5095073217
2ndA5103339115
3rdA45304217
4thA45002332010
5thA5128151812
6thB573151905
7thB569131906
8thA6101201
9thB571101403
10thA4381213
11thB5727802
12thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1989

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 158.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1989

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1989: 199.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,135 collisions in 1989, and 30% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1989, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years