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Swansea road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 928 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1992, and 1,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (927), and casualties rose from 1,162.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 32,043 collisions in Swansea.

Collisions in 1992
928
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,251
Up 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1992

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 1992 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious12513%
  • Slight79385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious15612%
  • Slight1,08587%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 928, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025107140
2024138172
2023158200
2022144172
2021157205
2020192241
2019288378
2018266332
2017333428
2016431560
2015451621
2014448603
2013473646
2012464660
2011618899
2010698961
2009593836
2008708967
20077421,074
20068941,262
20058231,150
20048411,128
20038261,132
20027621,051
20018041,105
2000711985
1999710969
19987801,055
19979031,198
19969881,301
19958851,217
19949831,322
19939581,321
19929281,251
19919271,162
19901,0691,429
19891,1221,437
19889491,217
19879381,185
19869031,158
19858751,137
19848311,041
19838171,035
19828461,112
19818381,073
19808441,112
19798791,149

When and where crashes happen in Swansea in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (13%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday161 (17%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.4%)
  • February62 (6.7%)
  • March72 (7.8%)
  • April73 (7.9%)
  • May81 (8.7%)
  • June73 (7.9%)
  • July86 (9.3%)
  • August72 (7.8%)
  • September75 (8.1%)
  • October75 (8.1%)
  • November85 (9.2%)
  • December96 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight638 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (63%)
  • Wet or damp330 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph811 (87%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway694 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (16%)
  • Roundabout60 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant734 (59%)
  • Pedestrian268 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1078 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15111 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20212 (17%)
  • 21 to 25161 (13%)
  • 26 to 35226 (18%)
  • 36 to 45142 (11%)
  • 46 to 5597 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.7%)
  • Over 7537 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (46%)
  • Passenger407 (33%)
  • Pedestrian268 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,297 (79%)
  • Motorcycle79 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Swansea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swansea ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 75th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1992

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1992: 111, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067111154113
2ndA411865123213
3rdA483538315
4thA48467207
5thA4216263400
6thB4489263105
7thB4603223104
8thB4295182002
9thA484162300
10thB4290161912
11thA4217131403
12thB4296131602
13thA4070111211
14thB443681703
15thM481301
16thB427171202
17thB42917902
18thA41072700
19thA42302300
20thB42692201

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1992

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 599.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1992

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1992: 277.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1992

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

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years