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County Durham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,682 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 1992, and 2,423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 274 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (1,619), and casualties rose from 2,345.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,228 collisions in County Durham.

Collisions in 1992
1,682
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
2,423
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
33
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
274
16% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 1992

2% of collisions in County Durham in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332%
  • Serious27416%
  • Slight1,37582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.7%
  • Serious32713%
  • Slight2,05685%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,682, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025438561
2024452584
2023464610
2022507685
2021509699
2020498674
2019684929
20187561,083
20178391,250
20168051,177
20158661,242
20141,0131,585
20139491,369
20121,0091,544
20111,1441,654
20101,1731,708
20091,3842,078
20081,2381,914
20071,2701,973
20061,3091,947
20051,4552,139
20041,4372,142
20031,5452,336
20021,5752,308
20011,5072,227
20001,5732,250
19991,4702,163
19981,6542,472
19971,6612,536
19961,6462,534
19951,6762,456
19941,4572,132
19931,5322,304
19921,6822,423
19911,6192,345
19901,7262,568
19891,6322,424
19881,4321,996
19871,4802,130
19861,5092,120
19851,4582,069
19841,4331,987
19831,4091,865
19821,5122,138
19811,5322,115
19801,6272,230
19791,6822,248

When and where crashes happen in County Durham in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (13%)
  • Tuesday213 (13%)
  • Wednesday234 (14%)
  • Thursday259 (15%)
  • Friday298 (18%)
  • Saturday262 (16%)
  • Sunday197 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59245 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59416 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59305 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59173 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7.3%)
  • February149 (8.9%)
  • March111 (6.6%)
  • April137 (8.1%)
  • May136 (8.1%)
  • June137 (8.1%)
  • July147 (8.7%)
  • August131 (7.8%)
  • September150 (8.9%)
  • October152 (9%)
  • November171 (10%)
  • December138 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,144 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown81 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry915 (54%)
  • Wet or damp702 (42%)
  • Frost or ice56 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph966 (57%)
  • 40 mph74 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph477 (28%)
  • 70 mph145 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,420 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (10%)
  • Roundabout71 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,521 (63%)
  • Pedestrian447 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant101 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist97 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10150 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15171 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20406 (17%)
  • 21 to 25347 (14%)
  • 26 to 35496 (20%)
  • 36 to 45282 (12%)
  • 46 to 55204 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65139 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7587 (3.6%)
  • Over 7549 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,247 (51%)
  • Passenger729 (30%)
  • Pedestrian447 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,241 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes172 (6%)
  • Motorcycle127 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (4%)
  • Bus or coach100 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in County Durham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How County Durham ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 15th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 1992

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 1992: 92, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16792129217
2ndA69071107015
3rdA6896690211
4thA1(M)568204
5thA19478817
6thA688467335
7thA177376008
8thA691334813
9thA68324507
10thA693304704
11thB6282305304
12thA1086294013
13thA692294512
14thA66235424
15thB1280232805
16thB6532233914
17thB1320223213
18thA181202912
19thA67172314
20thB1285162914

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 1992

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 1992: 127.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 1992

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 1992: 189.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years