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Torfaen road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1992, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1991 (233), and casualties fell from 317.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,949 collisions in Torfaen.

Collisions in 1992
238
Up 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
314
Down 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1992

2.1% of collisions in Torfaen in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight27086%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 238, up 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586109
202489101
202379109
20228397
20217194
20206181
201983105
201877119
201774111
2016104145
201578101
2014135188
2013116143
201290123
201184121
2010121177
2009125163
2008106138
2007115159
2006144179
2005141201
2004174241
2003170225
2002205286
2001177264
2000188260
1999221315
1998209291
1997210291
1996256343
1995226345
1994206281
1993207275
1992238314
1991233317
1990256324
1989250322
1988239308
1987200255
1986248327
1985260352
1984234299
1983227283
1982280405
1981251323
1980242305
1979280364

When and where crashes happen in Torfaen in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.1%)
  • February14 (5.9%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July22 (9.2%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (60%)
  • Wet or damp88 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (12%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (59%)
  • Pedestrian64 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (17%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (53%)
  • Passenger84 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Torfaen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torfaen ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1992.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1992

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1992: 25, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042254036
2ndA4043233003
3rdA4051172704
4thA472152413
5thB4246111302
6thB423661001
7thB42483301

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1992

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1992: 91.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1992

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1992: 117.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1992, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1992.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years