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Leicester road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1993, and 1,431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (1,195), and casualties fell from 1,484.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1993
1,159
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,431
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Leicester in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight1,02288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious1329.2%
  • Slight1,28890%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,159, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday202 (17%)
  • Thursday167 (14%)
  • Friday204 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (11%)
  • Sunday104 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.4%)
  • February92 (7.9%)
  • March95 (8.2%)
  • April90 (7.8%)
  • May93 (8%)
  • June95 (8.2%)
  • July92 (7.9%)
  • August86 (7.4%)
  • September90 (7.8%)
  • October114 (9.8%)
  • November97 (8.4%)
  • December118 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight830 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (62%)
  • Wet or damp424 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,053 (91%)
  • 40 mph93 (8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway833 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road107 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant706 (49%)
  • Pedestrian360 (25%)
  • Cyclist174 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1092 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15123 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20232 (16%)
  • 21 to 25213 (15%)
  • 26 to 35258 (18%)
  • 36 to 45167 (12%)
  • 46 to 5598 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (51%)
  • Pedestrian360 (25%)
  • Passenger344 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,472 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle106 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.6%)
  • Minibus18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 47th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1993

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1993: 93, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5093118110
2ndA56380101212
3rdA467810325
4thA477110627
5thA6547202
6thA426466505
7thA5125395107
8thA6030323601
9thB5366313405
10thA5131294503
11thB6416182112
12thB5418161802
13thA594132101
14thB532791000
15thB66791201
16thB5685500

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1993

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,089.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1993

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1993: 345.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years