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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1992, and 1,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1991 (847), and casualties rose from 1,090.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,904 collisions in Wolverhampton.

Collisions in 1992
853
Up 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,120
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious17020%
  • Slight66778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious19417%
  • Slight90881%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 853, up 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025377468
2024358467
2023455627
2022447604
2021473639
2020376495
2019489667
2018482639
2017491669
2016497695
2015535725
2014477645
2013455633
2012465631
2011441632
2010514704
2009633862
2008609829
2007710991
2006662886
20058371,118
20048681,172
20038721,175
20029661,334
20011,0251,313
20009521,264
19999561,265
19989461,302
19971,0011,318
19968871,154
19958261,113
19948671,159
19938691,140
19928531,120
19918471,090
19909241,193
19898811,090
19889411,192
19878741,123
19869051,170
19851,0031,228
19849931,229
19839821,182
19821,0291,290
19819071,176
19809701,207
19799771,197

When and where crashes happen in Wolverhampton in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (11%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday166 (19%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.4%)
  • February56 (6.6%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April71 (8.3%)
  • May53 (6.2%)
  • June73 (8.6%)
  • July64 (7.5%)
  • August61 (7.2%)
  • September64 (7.5%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November102 (12%)
  • December77 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (20%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (53%)
  • Wet or damp375 (44%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph733 (86%)
  • 40 mph116 (14%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway663 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant611 (55%)
  • Pedestrian288 (26%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1073 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15109 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20154 (14%)
  • 21 to 25176 (16%)
  • 26 to 35218 (19%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.5%)
  • Over 7532 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (47%)
  • Passenger304 (27%)
  • Pedestrian288 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,109 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 86th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
86th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1992

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1992: 61, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416183010
2ndA4495975315
3rdA454517026
4thA41244858113
5thA4123385903
6thA460324616
7thA459275013
8thA4150202302
9thA463202605
10thB4161193409
11thA4039182725
12thB41566701
13thB41634411
14thB44844701
15thA41262301
16thB41622201
17thA40981200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1992

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 738.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1992

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1992: 160.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1992

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

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years