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Shropshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,118 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1992, and 1,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 275 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (1,127), and casualties fell from 1,625.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1992
1,118
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,590
Down 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
39
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
275
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1992

3.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 1992 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal393.5%
  • Serious27525%
  • Slight80472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal473%
  • Serious36523%
  • Slight1,17874%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,118, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday145 (13%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday180 (16%)
  • Saturday184 (16%)
  • Sunday146 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.4%)
  • February71 (6.4%)
  • March79 (7.1%)
  • April105 (9.4%)
  • May87 (7.8%)
  • June97 (8.7%)
  • July121 (11%)
  • August86 (7.7%)
  • September85 (7.6%)
  • October93 (8.3%)
  • November108 (9.7%)
  • December92 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight808 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting162 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds820 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (18%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (53%)
  • Wet or damp500 (45%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph365 (33%)
  • 40 mph90 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph644 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,008 (90%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,119 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian134 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist109 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20279 (18%)
  • 21 to 25285 (18%)
  • 26 to 35278 (17%)
  • 36 to 45199 (13%)
  • 46 to 55152 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6573 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7585 (5.3%)
  • Over 7553 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider978 (62%)
  • Passenger478 (30%)
  • Pedestrian134 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,591 (76%)
  • Motorcycle137 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle37 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1992: 111, including 7 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49111173734
2ndA596147329
3rdA45892141327
4thA415277215
5thA442345028
6thB5069293805
7thA53275026
8thA528254207
9thA483203117
10thB4386203004
11thA488192504
12thB4176162404
13thB4368141602
14thA4117122212
15thA454101302
16thA456101501
17thA495101502
18thB5062101605
19thB5476102140
20thB436391302

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1992

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1992: 224.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1992

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1992: 120.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1992, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years