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B189 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 collisions on the B189 from 1982 to 2025, with 51 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 9 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B189, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1982
40
4,749th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
51
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
9
9 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B189

On the B189, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal12.5%
  • Serious923%
  • Slight3075%

Where the B189 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,749th
Most casualties
4,769th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,674th

B189 accidents by year

Collisions on the B189 peaked at 4 in 2005 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B189, 1982 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202200
202100
202000
201933
201800
201700
201600
201511
201423
201322
201200
201100
201024
200900
200811
200722
200600
200544
200423
200300
200200
200100
200045
199935
199811
199711
199622
199547
199423
199311
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198311
198211

When crashes happen on the B189

Monday has the most collisions on the B189 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (12).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (25%)
  • Tuesday5 (13%)
  • Wednesday7 (18%)
  • Thursday3 (7.5%)
  • Friday6 (15%)
  • Saturday6 (15%)
  • Sunday3 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (15%)
  • 9am to noon10 (25%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm12 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (10%)
  • 9pm to midnight1 (2.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5%)
  • February3 (7.5%)
  • March6 (15%)
  • April3 (7.5%)
  • May5 (13%)
  • June2 (5%)
  • July3 (7.5%)
  • August2 (5%)
  • September6 (15%)
  • October2 (5%)
  • November3 (7.5%)
  • December3 (7.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight36 (90%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (7.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B189 crashes

On the B189, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (95%)
  • 60 mph1 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.5%)
  • Other4 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (63%)
  • Wet or damp14 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (35%)
  • Roundabout2 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B189 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the B189, followed by pedestrians (29%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30 (59%)
  • Pedestrian15 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car54 (87%)
  • Motorcycle3 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 202 (3.9%)
  • 21 to 254 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3511 (22%)
  • 36 to 459 (18%)
  • 46 to 558 (16%)
  • 56 to 654 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751 (2%)
  • Over 751 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28 (55%)
  • Pedestrian15 (29%)
  • Passenger8 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B189

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B189

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B189 crashes by council area

Of the 40 collisions on the B189, 37 were in Thurrock.

Collisions on the B189 in each area, 1982 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThurrock374619

B189 crashes by town

Of the 40 collisions on the B189, 36 were in the built-up area of Grays.

Recent crashes on the B189

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B189, from 7 August 1999 to 14 March 2025.

Severity