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Worcester road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1992, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1991 (324), and casualties fell from 379.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1992
273
Down 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
318
Down 16% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Worcester in 1992 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious259.2%
  • Slight24489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious288.8%
  • Slight28690%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 273, down 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 273
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (18%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April23 (8.4%)
  • May16 (5.9%)
  • June19 (7%)
  • July27 (9.9%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November24 (8.8%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (62%)
  • Wet or damp96 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (90%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (42%)
  • Pedestrian88 (28%)
  • Cyclist53 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (55%)
  • Pedestrian88 (28%)
  • Passenger55 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (11%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Worcester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1992.

Collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1992

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1992: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38434713
2ndA44374224
3rdA449273205
4thA453691700
5thB42059900
6thM581301
7thA4226701
8thB45506810
9thA4434500
10thB44854400
11thB42063400
12thB44823300
13thA45382200
14thA40131100
15thA41031100
16thA4331100
17thA491100
18thB45361100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1992

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 244.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1992

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1992: 72.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years