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Wyre road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1992, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (351), and casualties rose from 466.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1992
371
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
495
Up 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1992

2.7% of collisions in Wyre in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight41183%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 371, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.8%)
  • February30 (8.1%)
  • March19 (5.1%)
  • April38 (10%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June21 (5.7%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December31 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (56%)
  • Wet or damp154 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph225 (61%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph93 (25%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (86%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (57%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2084 (17%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.1%)
  • Over 7523 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (59%)
  • Passenger126 (25%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1992.

Collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1992

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1992: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585446116
2ndA63556011
3rdA587333704
4thB5268293813
5thA588283425
6thA586141903
7thB5412111501
8thM692320
9thB526671301
10thB52677902
11thB64305500
12thB52703502
13thB52723301
14thB54393501

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1992

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1992: 82.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1992

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1992: 105.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1992, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years