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Worcester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1989, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (302), and casualties rose from 339.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1989
341
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
421
Up 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Worcester in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight28283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight35384%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 341, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June21 (6.2%)
  • July30 (8.8%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September21 (6.2%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (75%)
  • Wet or damp79 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (88%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (39%)
  • Pedestrian105 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (17%)
  • Cyclist59 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9%)
  • 16 to 20100 (24%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (55%)
  • Pedestrian105 (25%)
  • Passenger85 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (66%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Worcester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1989.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1989

The A38 and A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1989, with 58 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38587728
2ndA44586727
3rdA449344003
4thB4550172103
5thB4205131701
6thM5111601
7thA443101102
8thA45367904
9thB42066801
10thB44856603
11thA4223611
12thA41032200
13thA45381100
14thB42641501
15thB44821200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1989

Worcester had 308 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1989

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1989: 88.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years