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Southampton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 881 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1992, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (887), and casualties rose from 1,063.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1992
881
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,078
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1992

1.1% of collisions in Southampton in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight71581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious17116%
  • Slight89783%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 881, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday135 (15%)
  • Friday155 (18%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.1%)
  • February64 (7.3%)
  • March70 (7.9%)
  • April60 (6.8%)
  • May63 (7.2%)
  • June74 (8.4%)
  • July75 (8.5%)
  • August75 (8.5%)
  • September87 (9.9%)
  • October82 (9.3%)
  • November84 (9.5%)
  • December67 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight624 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Other40 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry596 (68%)
  • Wet or damp279 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph776 (88%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph39 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (50%)
  • Pedestrian215 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (13%)
  • Cyclist133 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20211 (20%)
  • 21 to 25188 (17%)
  • 26 to 35204 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (9%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider625 (58%)
  • Passenger238 (22%)
  • Pedestrian215 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,175 (73%)
  • Motorcycle146 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Southampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 81st most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
81st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1992

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1992: 78, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302478112216
2ndA30576481010
3rdA355460013
4thA33415508
5thA335364507
6thA3025172002
7thA27131714
8thA334121603
9thB3039121603
10thA3035101000
11thM275501
12thM2714501
13thA363500
14thB30383302
15thB30573300
16thA30272201
17thA30551100
18thA30941100
19thA3441200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1992

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 816.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1992

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1992: 211.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years