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Wellingborough road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1992, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1991 (275), and casualties fell from 383.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1992
231
Down 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
304
Down 21% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1992

0.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1992 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5825%
  • Slight17174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight23176%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 231, down 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February10 (4.3%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April22 (9.5%)
  • May14 (6.1%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July19 (8.2%)
  • August16 (6.9%)
  • September20 (8.7%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November19 (8.2%)
  • December29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (56%)
  • Wet or damp91 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph57 (25%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (67%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (23%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (60%)
  • Passenger80 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (79%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1992

The A5193 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1992: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5193232704
2ndA510213102
3rdA45202609
4thA509172407
5thA5128151702
6thB573141905
7thA4500131721
8thB5718803
9thB56971102
10thA65800
11thA434701
12thB5704500
13thB5743500
14thB5721100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1992

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 112.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1992

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1992: 138.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1992

North Northamptonshire recorded 871 collisions in 1992, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1992

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

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years