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Barnsley road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 755 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1992, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (774), and casualties fell from 1,072.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,163 collisions in Barnsley.

Collisions in 1992
755
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,034
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1992

1.7% of collisions in Barnsley in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight64085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12812%
  • Slight89386%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 755, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025364487
2024399550
2023371508
2022311430
2021354485
2020339443
2019387556
2018440610
2017503719
2016539768
2015499721
2014560832
2013461648
2012524726
2011559781
2010572806
2009607841
2008654910
2007695947
2006673956
20057421,045
20047611,048
20038691,175
20028241,125
20018451,148
20008381,141
19997931,100
19988331,154
19977951,108
19968101,141
19957901,118
19948071,133
1993717988
19927551,034
19917741,072
19908331,085
19898791,162
1988700919
1987715939
19868021,035
1985754951
1984735953
1983718948
19828241,060
19818571,134
19808041,087
19797781,071

When and where crashes happen in Barnsley in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (13%)
  • Friday133 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.6%)
  • February55 (7.3%)
  • March68 (9%)
  • April57 (7.5%)
  • May57 (7.5%)
  • June53 (7%)
  • July53 (7%)
  • August62 (8.2%)
  • September71 (9.4%)
  • October64 (8.5%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December84 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (59%)
  • Wet or damp279 (37%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph521 (69%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph140 (19%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway651 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (57%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20193 (19%)
  • 21 to 25153 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (10%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (47%)
  • Passenger330 (32%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (74%)
  • Motorcycle68 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5%)
  • Bus or coach61 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Barnsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barnsley ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 100th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1992

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1992: 96, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62896146411
2ndA616589013
3rdA6355370111
4thA633354305
5thM1274804
6thB6096202612
7thB6273183715
8thA616162404
9thA6133142211
10thA629131912
11thB6097111412
12thB6098111200
13thB64119903
14thB613181002
15thA6377901
16thB61326602
17thB64286701
18thB646251001
19thA61354610
20thB61004700

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1992

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 233.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1992

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1992: 168.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years