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Croydon road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,462 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1993, and 1,751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (1,418), and casualties rose from 1,724.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,402 collisions in Croydon.

Collisions in 1993
1,462
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,751
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Croydon in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,23384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious24614%
  • Slight1,49585%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,462, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,462
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259371,067
20249331,047
20231,1031,258
20229221,093
20219651,106
20208921,085
20199551,129
20188911,049
20179351,153
20169001,102
20158961,047
20149781,114
20138891,092
20129521,140
20119661,231
20109161,122
20099051,142
20089331,129
20079331,145
20069871,213
20051,1411,412
20041,1511,394
20031,1451,482
20021,2301,573
20011,2931,667
20001,4161,859
19991,5591,922
19981,4931,860
19971,5431,947
19961,5281,866
19951,4801,852
19941,5621,865
19931,4621,751
19921,4181,724
19911,5611,882
19901,6732,003
19891,8782,280
19881,7572,080
19871,7672,119
19861,8312,193
19851,8102,248
19842,0282,492
19831,9642,407
19822,0972,566
19811,8842,251
19801,9112,379
19792,0322,508

When and where crashes happen in Croydon in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (15%)
  • Tuesday250 (17%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday224 (15%)
  • Friday241 (16%)
  • Saturday182 (12%)
  • Sunday139 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59375 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59255 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (8.9%)
  • February87 (6%)
  • March135 (9.2%)
  • April114 (7.8%)
  • May122 (8.3%)
  • June130 (8.9%)
  • July127 (8.7%)
  • August103 (7%)
  • September137 (9.4%)
  • October129 (8.8%)
  • November114 (7.8%)
  • December134 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,062 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit392 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,183 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,049 (72%)
  • Wet or damp404 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,423 (97%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,304 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout53 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (53%)
  • Pedestrian340 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (11%)
  • Cyclist147 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1096 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20221 (13%)
  • 21 to 25236 (13%)
  • 26 to 35371 (21%)
  • 36 to 45194 (11%)
  • 46 to 55153 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.7%)
  • Over 7546 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider987 (56%)
  • Passenger424 (24%)
  • Pedestrian340 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,947 (75%)
  • Motorcycle209 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach90 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Croydon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Croydon ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 20th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1993

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1993: 182, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23182227029
2ndA235129147118
3rdA212110132223
4thA23282100111
5thA2157282010
6thA2226774010
7thA2022617706
8thB266435217
9thA2364155013
10thA213354116
11thA22293614
12thB273292903
13thB275233003
14thB243212301
15thB269202202
16thB2030161715
17thA214111802
18thA237101402
19thB20328901
20thB2766701

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1993

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,387.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1993

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1993: 682.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years