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Lancaster road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1993, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1992 (531), and casualties fell from 730.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1993
485
Down 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
669
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1993

1.9% of collisions in Lancaster in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight38479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10916%
  • Slight55082%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 485, down 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March51 (11%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June41 (8.5%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September33 (6.8%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November40 (8.2%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (62%)
  • Wet or damp173 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (65%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph98 (20%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (54%)
  • Pedestrian125 (19%)
  • Cyclist73 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (51%)
  • Passenger205 (31%)
  • Pedestrian125 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 167th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1993: 104, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6104142215
2ndA5895571010
3rdM6396939
4thA683223413
5thB5321202005
6thB5273101401
7thA510581402
8thB625471002
9thA5886801
10thA6561103
11thB64804500
12thA60702200
13thB52742300
14thA6011300
15thB53771100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1993

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 129.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1993

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1993: 170.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1993

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

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years