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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1992, and 940 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1991 (536), and casualties rose from 823.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,740 collisions in South Staffordshire.

Collisions in 1992
613
Up 14% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
940
Up 14% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1992

1.6% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1992 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious798.4%
  • Slight85191%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 613, up 14% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025204276
2024184253
2023137188
202274126
2021100139
202091123
2019135198
2018144211
2017207314
2016252362
2015316433
2014331513
2013287405
2012311457
2011353517
2010393560
2009357499
2008417595
2007490707
2006455707
2005522829
2004546817
2003497745
2002484716
2001547831
2000549795
1999516722
1998576889
19976301,068
1996561851
1995520798
1994543861
1993551801
1992613940
1991536823
1990484731
1989527805
1988548766
1987500770
1986555824
1985472729
1984555875
1983415632
1982529814
1981572848
1980582901
1979572890

When and where crashes happen in South Staffordshire in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday94 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.6%)
  • February55 (9%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April45 (7.3%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June33 (5.4%)
  • July60 (9.8%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October48 (7.8%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December54 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (18%)
  • Fog or mist22 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other33 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (68%)
  • Wet or damp189 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (29%)
  • 40 mph61 (10%)
  • 50 mph46 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph203 (33%)
  • 70 mph123 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20164 (17%)
  • 21 to 25161 (17%)
  • 26 to 35209 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (61%)
  • Passenger320 (34%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car970 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in South Staffordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Staffordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1992: 91, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44991133114
2ndM68916919
3rdA34375213
4thA5335419
5thA460254210
6thB4176223514
7thA458172602
8thA454153311
9thB4156152302
10thM54121802
11thA462101501
12thA463101901
13thB501281201
14thA4151511
15thB42104500
16thA4643602
17thA41011200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1992

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1992: 47.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1992

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1992: 123.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years