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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1992, and 854 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (631), and casualties rose from 851.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1992
617
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
854
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
25
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1992

4.1% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.1%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight49981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.4%
  • Serious11814%
  • Slight70783%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 617, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5.8%)
  • February36 (5.8%)
  • March57 (9.2%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May42 (6.8%)
  • June60 (9.7%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September49 (7.9%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November57 (9.2%)
  • December57 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (66%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (49%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph148 (24%)
  • 70 mph96 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (20%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (12%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (22%)
  • 21 to 25144 (17%)
  • 26 to 35171 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (59%)
  • Passenger258 (30%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (75%)
  • Motorcycle104 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 132nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1992

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1992: 46, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4467314
2ndA432385224
3rdA38364427
4thM5285023
5thA46234125
6thA420192302
7thA4175182420
8thA4174172321
9thA431172322
10thB4058152011
11thM32142201
12thB4465121903
13thA40381202
14thB405981512
15thA40176800
16thB44615602
17thB40574600
18thB40463500
19thB40553501
20thB40603301

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1992

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1992: 166.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1992

BS37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1992: 117.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years