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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1992, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (458), and casualties rose from 599.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,210 collisions in Telford and Wrekin.

Collisions in 1992
433
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
611
Up 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1992

2.3% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight33978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight49481%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 433, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150190
2024129161
2023143194
2022192276
2021170221
2020139176
2019172229
2018182246
2017250310
2016251337
2015227308
2014293399
2013246341
2012303409
2011320434
2010326453
2009370508
2008349512
2007388533
2006388520
2005383515
2004475669
2003428622
2002371506
2001402561
2000421595
1999475669
1998503697
1997528745
1996511667
1995464630
1994418552
1993438601
1992433611
1991458599
1990545750
1989525719
1988486626
1987394493
1986402506
1985448596
1984480621
1983445595
1982435568
1981457622
1980445556
1979452599

When and where crashes happen in Telford and Wrekin in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (12%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March30 (6.9%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August43 (9.9%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November40 (9.2%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Other20 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (57%)
  • Wet or damp176 (41%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (55%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph136 (31%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (79%)
  • Roundabout44 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20135 (22%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (60%)
  • Passenger176 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (82%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Telford and Wrekin

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1992.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1992

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1992: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA518415906
2ndA4423752113
3rdB4373253405
4thA41212812
5thA4169203615
6thA5152405
7thB5061132402
8thB5062111901
9thA522371401
10thB506061001
11thB43944400
12thM544500
13thB43802200
14thB50632301
15thB50722201
16thA5191100
17thB41691100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1992

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1992: 231.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1992

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1992: 95.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years