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Wiltshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,573 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1992, and 2,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 362 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (1,627), and casualties fell from 2,398.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1992
1,573
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
2,360
Down 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
43
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
362
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1992

2.7% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal432.7%
  • Serious36223%
  • Slight1,16874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal482%
  • Serious44119%
  • Slight1,87179%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,573, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (15%)
  • Tuesday245 (16%)
  • Wednesday227 (14%)
  • Thursday222 (14%)
  • Friday253 (16%)
  • Saturday244 (16%)
  • Sunday147 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59226 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59253 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59363 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59240 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (7.6%)
  • February120 (7.6%)
  • March115 (7.3%)
  • April116 (7.4%)
  • May141 (9%)
  • June148 (9.4%)
  • July122 (7.8%)
  • August148 (9.4%)
  • September145 (9.2%)
  • October113 (7.2%)
  • November152 (9.7%)
  • December134 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,165 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting264 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,161 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds266 (17%)
  • Fog or mist61 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry934 (59%)
  • Wet or damp597 (38%)
  • Frost or ice30 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (31%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph925 (59%)
  • 70 mph60 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,327 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout72 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,605 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian193 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist139 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant83 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10114 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15105 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20416 (18%)
  • 21 to 25389 (16%)
  • 26 to 35483 (20%)
  • 36 to 45292 (12%)
  • 46 to 55196 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65157 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7595 (4%)
  • Over 7569 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,466 (62%)
  • Passenger701 (30%)
  • Pedestrian193 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,227 (74%)
  • Motorcycle202 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes173 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle62 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 18th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1992: 110, including 6 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350110173630
2ndA36108180623
3rdA30370142422
4thA34567100113
5thA33859101410
6thA45678114
7thA31025569013
8thM451101116
9thA30427014
10thA361425329
11thA360396319
12thA342344507
13thA365233105
14thA419223705
15thB4042224118
16thA363212105
17thB4040202803
18thB4069182504
19thA429172505
20thA420162304

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1992

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1992: 107.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1992

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1992: 132.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years