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B589 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
105
3,985th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
121
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
10
13 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
27 Aug 2021
Busiest year
1989
8 collisions

Crash severity on the B589

On the B589, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2021

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious109.5%
  • Slight9389%

Where the B589 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,985th
Most casualties
4,140th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,617th

B589 accidents by year

Collisions on the B589 peaked at 8 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2021.

Collisions and casualties on the B589, 1979 to 2021

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201622
201511
201433
201333
201200
201111
201033
200900
200833
200722
200633
200511
200411
200312
200211
200145
200000
199911
199833
199724
199657
199555
199423
199334
199234
199133
199044
198988
198822
198735
198655
198566
198447
198311
198255
198112
198044
197956

When crashes happen on the B589

Saturday has the most collisions on the B589 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday11 (10%)
  • Saturday24 (23%)
  • Sunday8 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (4.8%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (10%)
  • 9am to noon14 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm24 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.5%)
  • February9 (8.6%)
  • March6 (5.7%)
  • April8 (7.6%)
  • May11 (10%)
  • June9 (8.6%)
  • July4 (3.8%)
  • August6 (5.7%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October13 (12%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December6 (5.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight78 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B589 crashes

On the B589, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Other5 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (63%)
  • Wet or damp37 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B589 crashes

Car occupants make up 39% of the people killed or injured on the B589, followed by pedestrians (31%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47 (39%)
  • Pedestrian37 (31%)
  • Cyclist21 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (12%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (12%)
  • 16 to 2023 (19%)
  • 21 to 2519 (16%)
  • 26 to 3515 (12%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 658 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (9.1%)
  • Over 752 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64 (53%)
  • Pedestrian37 (31%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B589

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B589

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B589 crashes by council area

Of the 105 collisions on the B589, 103 were in Charnwood.

Collisions on the B589 in each area, 1979 to 2021
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCharnwood103119210

B589 crashes by town

Of the 105 collisions on the B589, 101 were in the built-up area of Loughborough.

Latest recorded crashes on the B589

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B589, from 1 July 2003 to 27 August 2021.

Severity