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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,062 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1993, and 1,192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (1,106), and casualties fell from 1,310.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 49,582 collisions in Tower Hamlets.

Collisions in 1993
1,062
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,192
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight91386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious14312%
  • Slight1,04187%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,062, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,062
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259491,079
20249011,014
20239991,148
20221,0391,170
20211,1141,281
20208961,034
20191,1311,350
20181,1321,337
20171,1211,299
20161,0861,272
20151,0661,247
20141,0441,221
20139321,020
20129951,195
2011883945
2010861970
2009772892
20088771,103
2007831969
2006787916
20058391,004
2004829991
20038991,057
20029301,094
20011,1701,397
20001,1401,387
19991,2021,424
19981,1501,306
19971,0331,191
19961,0381,193
19951,0331,181
19941,0321,162
19931,0621,192
19921,1061,310
19911,2051,427
19901,1741,375
19891,3131,534
19881,2111,382
19871,1551,294
19861,2381,428
19851,1381,344
19841,2591,423
19831,1871,353
19821,3441,587
19811,1241,328
19801,1401,349
19791,2151,461

When and where crashes happen in Tower Hamlets in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday181 (17%)
  • Wednesday161 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (17%)
  • Friday177 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (11%)
  • Sunday96 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.2%)
  • February70 (6.6%)
  • March84 (7.9%)
  • April95 (8.9%)
  • May102 (9.6%)
  • June94 (8.9%)
  • July78 (7.3%)
  • August94 (8.9%)
  • September94 (8.9%)
  • October90 (8.5%)
  • November102 (9.6%)
  • December83 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight801 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds906 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (81%)
  • Wet or damp197 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,024 (96%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (2%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway941 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (41%)
  • Pedestrian296 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (17%)
  • Cyclist118 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25147 (12%)
  • 26 to 35366 (31%)
  • 36 to 45156 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (54%)
  • Pedestrian296 (25%)
  • Passenger255 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,243 (70%)
  • Motorcycle220 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Tower Hamlets

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 58th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1993

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1993: 171, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11171196128
2ndA13165195025
3rdA102576036
4thA1206566305
5thA1203525707
6thA1073744011
7thA1205343603
8thB135343604
9thA1202323603
10thA1209323213
11thB140263302
12thA1208252803
13thB108232705
14thB118222602
15thA100212302
16thB134121301
17thB1209901
18thB1237700
19thB12671001
20thA102(M)61000

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1993

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,013.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1993

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1993: 333.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years