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Lancaster road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1992, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1991 (480), and casualties rose from 654.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1992
531
Up 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
730
Up 12% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Lancaster in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight42780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight61785%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 531, up 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday73 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.8%)
  • February36 (6.8%)
  • March41 (7.7%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June63 (12%)
  • July46 (8.7%)
  • August43 (8.1%)
  • September39 (7.3%)
  • October39 (7.3%)
  • November47 (8.9%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (62%)
  • Wet or damp193 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (62%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph111 (21%)
  • 70 mph48 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (7%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (57%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist81 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (10%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (16%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35133 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (59%)
  • Passenger196 (27%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 156th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1992: 110, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6110151319
2ndA589526508
3rdM6458019
4thB5321323808
5thA683293702
6thB5273172203
7thA588162813
8thA510591101
9thA6581210
10thB625471114
11thB52745600
12thB52753302
13thB64803701
14thA6871300

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1992

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 149.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1992

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1992: 194.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1992, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years