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Westminster road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,106 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 1989, and 3,498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 510 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (3,005), and casualties rose from 3,466.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 101,118 collisions in Westminster.

Collisions in 1989
3,106
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
3,498
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
510
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 1989

0.5% of collisions in Westminster in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal170.5%
  • Serious51016%
  • Slight2,57983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.5%
  • Serious54215%
  • Slight2,93784%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 3,106, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 3,106
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1331,253
20241,0941,216
20231,2421,382
20221,2741,401
20211,1441,271
20201,0371,156
20191,5211,715
20181,5091,709
20171,6871,916
20161,5451,776
20151,5781,808
20141,5971,825
20131,5141,732
20121,5421,761
20111,4561,638
20101,4211,599
20091,3901,570
20081,4051,604
20071,4901,698
20061,5851,841
20051,5641,762
20041,8862,117
20032,1262,415
20022,1102,465
20012,3922,727
20002,5162,927
19992,5942,961
19982,6352,984
19972,5412,835
19962,5212,821
19952,2802,574
19942,4162,738
19932,4012,732
19922,4062,800
19912,5232,868
19903,0153,382
19893,1063,498
19883,0053,466
19872,9323,369
19863,0553,439
19853,1633,560
19843,3653,759
19833,2543,629
19823,4073,877
19813,2033,619
19803,1413,570
19793,3974,029

When and where crashes happen in Westminster in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday466 (15%)
  • Tuesday481 (15%)
  • Wednesday520 (17%)
  • Thursday524 (17%)
  • Friday564 (18%)
  • Saturday328 (11%)
  • Sunday223 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59130 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5957 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59230 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59575 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59656 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59728 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59452 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59278 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January207 (6.7%)
  • February199 (6.4%)
  • March270 (8.7%)
  • April236 (7.6%)
  • May311 (10%)
  • June321 (10%)
  • July321 (10%)
  • August282 (9.1%)
  • September252 (8.1%)
  • October250 (8%)
  • November247 (8%)
  • December210 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,390 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit715 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,800 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds262 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,671 (86%)
  • Wet or damp431 (14%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3,070 (99%)
  • 40 mph18 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,737 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway733 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road596 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian1,122 (32%)
  • Car occupant693 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist670 (19%)
  • Cyclist459 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant314 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant156 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant67 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1060 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 20361 (10%)
  • 21 to 25703 (20%)
  • 26 to 35837 (24%)
  • 36 to 45394 (11%)
  • 46 to 55311 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65224 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75123 (3.5%)
  • Over 7587 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded289 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,630 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,122 (32%)
  • Passenger746 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,245 (46%)
  • Motorcycle813 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle471 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach434 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car411 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes390 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Westminster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westminster ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 4th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 1989

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 1989: 358, including 5 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4358390552
2ndA40291337246
3rdA5152171124
4thA501137152121
5thA302130150021
6thA41106127019
7thA4201104116026
8thA3212100119119
9thA40492108018
10thA2027384019
11thA3155356112
12thA4005156011
13thA32144653310
14thA42064651010
15thA4202445107
16thA3211434908
17thB507394305
18thA401363704
19thB310343908
20thA4207324207

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 1989

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 1989: 2,828.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 1989

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 1989: 400.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years