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Wyre road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1989, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1988 (319), and casualties rose from 440.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1989
399
Up 25% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
530
Up 20% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1989

3% of collisions in Wyre in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight30175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight42280%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 399, up 25% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.8%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April38 (9.5%)
  • May39 (9.8%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July31 (7.8%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November25 (6.3%)
  • December26 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (73%)
  • Wet or damp103 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (64%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph80 (20%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20147 (28%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (59%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (64%)
  • Motorcycle97 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1989.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1989: 38, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63857310
2ndA587344204
3rdA585293924
4thA586264213
5thB5412232904
6thM6224516
7thB6430172212
8thA588151611
9thB5266121513
10thB5268111502
11thB52677902
12thB54395501
13thB52704403
14thB53774600
15thB52691100
16thB52721100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1989

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1989: 88.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1989

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1989: 118.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years