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Wandsworth road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,401 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1992, and 1,666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1991 (1,374), and casualties rose from 1,568.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1992
1,401
Up 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,666
Up 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1992

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious23217%
  • Slight1,16283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious25615%
  • Slight1,40384%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,401, up 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 1,401
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (14%)
  • Tuesday228 (16%)
  • Wednesday195 (14%)
  • Thursday230 (16%)
  • Friday227 (16%)
  • Saturday189 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59165 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59158 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (6.7%)
  • February104 (7.4%)
  • March125 (8.9%)
  • April96 (6.9%)
  • May136 (9.7%)
  • June135 (9.6%)
  • July118 (8.4%)
  • August112 (8%)
  • September120 (8.6%)
  • October135 (9.6%)
  • November114 (8.1%)
  • December112 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight984 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown92 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,177 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,092 (78%)
  • Wet or damp301 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,355 (97%)
  • 40 mph44 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,175 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant628 (38%)
  • Pedestrian359 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (17%)
  • Cyclist224 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1586 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20144 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25292 (18%)
  • 26 to 35439 (26%)
  • 36 to 45189 (11%)
  • 46 to 55119 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65107 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.8%)
  • Over 7538 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded93 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider920 (55%)
  • Passenger387 (23%)
  • Pedestrian359 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,596 (66%)
  • Motorcycle316 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle227 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach112 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 25th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1992

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1992: 133, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3133166113
2ndA24129144227
3rdA3205115129020
4thA217113126114
5thA21484124016
6thA3036829108
7thA2197792015
8thA2056779110
9thA3220446104
10thA218303606
11thA306283204
12thA3216232509
13thB229233003
14thB237222402
15thA216181904
16thA3031172114
17thA3209172204
18thB241161902
19thB306151505
20thA3207121502

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1992

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,263.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1992

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1992: 329.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1992

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

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years