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City of London road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1993, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1992 (326), and casualties rose from 357.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,320 collisions in the City of London.

Collisions in 1993
341
Up 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
371
Up 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1993

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight26578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7721%
  • Slight29279%

City of London road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of London, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1993 is highlighted, with 341, up 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 341
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214222
2024166184
2023174187
2022175188
2021147157
2020107115
2019282305
2018269296
2017313347
2016368405
2015344382
2014348390
2013308345
2012376423
2011355409
2010335380
2009300343
2008341379
2007341381
2006355389
2005311351
2004314343
2003294328
2002381425
2001423463
2000417458
1999470509
1998448485
1997461525
1996476526
1995387423
1994390441
1993341371
1992326357
1991411450
1990395428
1989434478
1988285323
1987330369
1986400441
1985429486
1984414457
1983405448
1982475525
1981446529
1980420473
1979419481

When and where crashes happen in the City of London in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (19%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (4.7%)
  • Sunday21 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March27 (7.9%)
  • April38 (11%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June33 (9.7%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August18 (5.3%)
  • September25 (7.3%)
  • October32 (9.4%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December19 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (84%)
  • Wet or damp55 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph339 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian114 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (25%)
  • Car occupant62 (17%)
  • Cyclist45 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2011 (3%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (33%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded54 (15%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (54%)
  • Pedestrian114 (31%)
  • Passenger58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (44%)
  • Motorcycle119 (22%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach37 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in the City of London

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1993.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1993

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1993: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211353815
2ndA1211313804
3rdA201313519
4thA40293005
5thA10212408
6thA501161805
7thA100121403
8thA48802
9thA36701
10thA3006802
11thA12135600
12thA114402
13thA13300
14thA12102200
15thA42081101
16thA5061100
17thB1001101
18thB1321101
19thB4001100
20thB5011100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1993

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1993: 289.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1993

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1993: 49.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years