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Dacorum road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1992, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (500), and casualties rose from 678.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1992
543
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
769
Up 13% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1992

1.1% of collisions in Dacorum in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight42178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight62782%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1992 is highlighted, with 543, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.3%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March51 (9.4%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May59 (11%)
  • June43 (7.9%)
  • July39 (7.2%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September33 (6.1%)
  • October45 (8.3%)
  • November47 (8.7%)
  • December50 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (22%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (52%)
  • Wet or damp232 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (64%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (20%)
  • 70 mph43 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (67%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20150 (20%)
  • 21 to 25132 (17%)
  • 26 to 35167 (22%)
  • 36 to 4592 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (61%)
  • Passenger212 (28%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (78%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 149th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1992

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1992: 74, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174100113
2ndM1366014
3rdA414314007
4thA4146222904
5thB487222827
6thA4147183205
7thA5152707
8thB4505141904
9thB48881003
10thB46357701
11thA41661200
12thB450651603
13thB4893400
14thB45402300
15thB4862201
16thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1992

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1992: 246.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1992

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1992: 127.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1992

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

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years