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Dacorum road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1993, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1992 (543), and casualties rose from 769.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1993
555
Up 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
817
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1993

2% of collisions in Dacorum in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious12823%
  • Slight41675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious14718%
  • Slight65981%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 555, up 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (17%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday75 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February40 (7.2%)
  • March44 (7.9%)
  • April36 (6.5%)
  • May41 (7.4%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July51 (9.2%)
  • August45 (8.1%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October50 (9%)
  • November52 (9.4%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (58%)
  • Wet or damp225 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (56%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph123 (22%)
  • 70 mph80 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant572 (70%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20145 (18%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35183 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (62%)
  • Passenger240 (29%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (79%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 147th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1993

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1993: 66, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM166141310
2ndA415266214
3rdA4146344607
4thA4147242804
5thA4251243519
6thA414233703
7thB487223703
8thB4505131503
9thA5112102
10thB45067921
11thA4165602
12thB48841002
13thB4894701
14thA10813510
15thB46352200
16thA51831101
17thB4861100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1993

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1993: 248.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1993

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1993: 132.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1993

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

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years