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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1993, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1992 (617), and casualties rose from 854.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1993
678
Up 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
867
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1993

2.5% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight55782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight73385%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 678, up 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.1%)
  • February51 (7.5%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April40 (5.9%)
  • May65 (9.6%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July66 (9.7%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September53 (7.8%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December52 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (64%)
  • Wet or damp229 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (46%)
  • 40 mph80 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph161 (24%)
  • 70 mph112 (17%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (22%)
  • Roundabout62 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20144 (17%)
  • 21 to 25128 (15%)
  • 26 to 35191 (22%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (67%)
  • Passenger212 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,003 (76%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 114th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1993

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1993: 58, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4588743
2ndM5477204
3rdA38456028
4thA4174344123
5thA432304025
6thA46233106
7thA420181901
8thA431182303
9thA4175151906
10thB4058151902
11thM32101500
12thB446591302
13thB446181104
14thB406071101
15thA40175601
16thA4035501
17thB40595701
18thB40615502
19thB40554600
20thB40574401

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1993

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1993: 154.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1993

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1993: 113.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years