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Wiltshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,943 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1989, and 2,816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 469 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (1,849), and casualties rose from 2,733.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1989
1,943
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,816
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
38
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
469
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1989

2% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious46924%
  • Slight1,43674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.6%
  • Serious58221%
  • Slight2,19078%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,943, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday260 (13%)
  • Tuesday278 (14%)
  • Wednesday268 (14%)
  • Thursday295 (15%)
  • Friday362 (19%)
  • Saturday259 (13%)
  • Sunday221 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59292 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59277 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59320 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59449 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59324 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59180 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (7.2%)
  • February137 (7.1%)
  • March165 (8.5%)
  • April158 (8.1%)
  • May144 (7.4%)
  • June173 (8.9%)
  • July207 (11%)
  • August169 (8.7%)
  • September147 (7.6%)
  • October173 (8.9%)
  • November177 (9.1%)
  • December153 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,431 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting295 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,512 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (12%)
  • Fog or mist69 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,279 (66%)
  • Wet or damp631 (32%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph667 (34%)
  • 40 mph108 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1,023 (53%)
  • 70 mph118 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,616 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout98 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,769 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist366 (13%)
  • Pedestrian233 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist178 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant135 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1096 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15140 (5%)
  • 16 to 20611 (22%)
  • 21 to 25452 (16%)
  • 26 to 35527 (19%)
  • 36 to 45349 (12%)
  • 46 to 55214 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65155 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75133 (4.7%)
  • Over 7574 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,750 (62%)
  • Passenger833 (30%)
  • Pedestrian233 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,416 (68%)
  • Motorcycle369 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes247 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes211 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle67 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 13th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1989: 137, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36137207632
2ndA350111180328
3rdA4108135427
4thA36180107021
5thA34571116021
6thM46999222
7thA31026798216
8thA30362109520
9thA3385287113
10thA3605067312
11thA303968112
12thA342364926
13thA363354509
14thA429355705
15thB4040314919
16thA420263906
17thB4069263013
18thA419213104
19thA346203805
20thA365182604

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1989

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1989: 167.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1989

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1989: 159.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years