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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,097 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993, and 1,232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (1,063), and casualties rose from 1,158.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,732 collisions in Kensington and Chelsea.

Collisions in 1993
1,097
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,232
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious14914%
  • Slight94186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15413%
  • Slight1,07187%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,097, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,097
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025565614
2024564617
2023640693
2022610664
2021613655
2020547611
2019705781
2018683750
2017698798
2016694771
2015632708
2014712790
2013656725
2012661732
2011715802
2010708792
2009668765
2008730829
2007693794
2006728813
2005772889
2004642741
2003728842
2002748896
2001857980
20001,0551,244
19991,0361,161
19981,0641,196
19971,0751,205
19969791,094
19951,0221,150
19941,0921,237
19931,0971,232
19921,0631,158
19911,0951,241
19901,2271,388
19891,2571,385
19881,2041,384
19871,0521,183
19861,1351,304
19851,1861,373
19841,3411,517
19831,2931,454
19821,3491,521
19811,3131,519
19801,3881,575
19791,4401,691

When and where crashes happen in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday176 (16%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (6.7%)
  • February83 (7.6%)
  • March99 (9%)
  • April84 (7.7%)
  • May97 (8.8%)
  • June91 (8.3%)
  • July102 (9.3%)
  • August82 (7.5%)
  • September87 (7.9%)
  • October123 (11%)
  • November90 (8.2%)
  • December85 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds997 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry952 (87%)
  • Wet or damp140 (13%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,093 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway782 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (29%)
  • Pedestrian309 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (17%)
  • Cyclist181 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 25233 (19%)
  • 26 to 35347 (28%)
  • 36 to 45155 (13%)
  • 46 to 55121 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.1%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded91 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (54%)
  • Pedestrian309 (25%)
  • Passenger259 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (58%)
  • Motorcycle239 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car122 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach97 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Kensington and Chelsea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 54th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1993

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993: 140, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4140171226
2ndA315115122121
3rdA3220104115218
4thA32179094115
5thA40647105
6thB450607608
7thA308515907
8thA3218485306
9thA3216444602
10thA3212384806
11thB412192603
12thA4204121200
13thA304101001
14thB302101000
15thB32591100
16thB3047700
17thB3167710
18thB3197801
19thA42066900
20thA32144401

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1993

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,001.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1993

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993: 218.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years