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Islington road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,244 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1992, and 1,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (1,195), and casualties rose from 1,352.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 1992
1,244
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,389
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Islington in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious14912%
  • Slight1,08587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious15311%
  • Slight1,22588%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,244, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 1,244
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (15%)
  • Tuesday193 (16%)
  • Wednesday195 (16%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (11%)
  • Sunday114 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.1%)
  • February80 (6.4%)
  • March118 (9.5%)
  • April91 (7.3%)
  • May111 (8.9%)
  • June103 (8.3%)
  • July111 (8.9%)
  • August95 (7.6%)
  • September92 (7.4%)
  • October111 (8.9%)
  • November135 (11%)
  • December96 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight915 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,117 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,065 (86%)
  • Wet or damp173 (14%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,239 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,033 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road109 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (30%)
  • Pedestrian397 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (17%)
  • Cyclist180 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20101 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25220 (16%)
  • 26 to 35390 (28%)
  • 36 to 45143 (10%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.2%)
  • Over 7543 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded107 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider696 (50%)
  • Pedestrian397 (29%)
  • Passenger296 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,253 (61%)
  • Motorcycle271 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach125 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 36th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1992

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1992: 257, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1257278128
2ndA501889516
3rdA104819013
4thA12017185113
5thA503687717
6thA1035764011
7thA5201505304
8thA5203455305
9thB515414903
10thA1200252612
11thA201252602
12thA400222705
13thA1199192201
14thA401192001
15thB502151513
16thB513151702
17thA105141603
18thB110121723
19thB501111200
20thB519111205

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1992

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,082.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1992

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1992: 390.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1992, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years