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Wychavon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1989, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1988 (501), and casualties fell from 672.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,311 collisions in Wychavon.

Collisions in 1989
452
Down 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
634
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1989

2.4% of collisions in Wychavon in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight35879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious10016%
  • Slight52082%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 452, down 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155197
2024157238
2023150209
2022160210
2021194242
2020164236
2019217292
2018195266
2017261369
2016246338
2015266394
2014239334
2013245346
2012278405
2011303419
2010283416
2009323472
2008389526
2007366529
2006331472
2005376597
2004388584
2003395560
2002400599
2001408593
2000379556
1999461647
1998444661
1997475689
1996443644
1995462666
1994434645
1993405562
1992467663
1991470651
1990530782
1989452634
1988501672
1987483675
1986451653
1985479677
1984480665
1983446605
1982489682
1981512745
1980599829
1979560808

When and where crashes happen in Wychavon in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.4%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April24 (5.3%)
  • May32 (7.1%)
  • June42 (9.3%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (68%)
  • Wet or damp138 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (32%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph212 (47%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (14%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (27%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.6%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (63%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (71%)
  • Motorcycle92 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Wychavon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wychavon ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1989.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1989

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1989: 58, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA445889013
2ndM5335500
3rdA38263513
4thA422254017
5thA449254024
6thB4035252805
7thA435182806
8thB4090182623
9thA4184162203
10thB4084142113
11thA441102012
12thA413381202
13thA44281002
14thB451081311
15thA45387901
16thB40825500
17thA41044400
18thB40854801
19thB45364400
20thA40253602

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1989

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1989: 55.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1989

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1989: 110.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1989

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

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years