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Leicester road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,195 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1992, and 1,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (1,259), and casualties fell from 1,568.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1992
1,195
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,484
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1992

1.7% of collisions in Leicester in 1992 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious15513%
  • Slight1,02085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious16311%
  • Slight1,29988%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,195, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday177 (15%)
  • Thursday211 (18%)
  • Friday180 (15%)
  • Saturday163 (14%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59243 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.7%)
  • February79 (6.6%)
  • March82 (6.9%)
  • April94 (7.9%)
  • May82 (6.9%)
  • June93 (7.8%)
  • July105 (8.8%)
  • August94 (7.9%)
  • September124 (10%)
  • October122 (10%)
  • November116 (9.7%)
  • December100 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit332 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds894 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (15%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (58%)
  • Wet or damp470 (39%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,095 (92%)
  • 40 mph95 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway847 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant719 (48%)
  • Pedestrian363 (24%)
  • Cyclist168 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (9.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10109 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 15109 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20226 (15%)
  • 21 to 25215 (14%)
  • 26 to 35316 (21%)
  • 36 to 45182 (12%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider776 (52%)
  • Pedestrian363 (24%)
  • Passenger345 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,505 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle144 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2%)
  • Minibus23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 45th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1992

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1992: 104, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50104137114
2ndA46749123
3rdA6698329
4thA47668919
5thA5635873412
6thA5125496214
7thA6030425919
8thA426336102
9thA5131334413
10thB5366262902
11thA594212914
12thB5418151813
13thB667121401
14thB6416111500
15thB5687700
16thB53276901
17thA60042200
18thB5821100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1992

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,126.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1992

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1992: 307.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1992

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

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years