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Wandsworth road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1993, and 1,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (1,401), and casualties fell from 1,666.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1993
1,313
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,584
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1993

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious20716%
  • Slight1,09984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious24115%
  • Slight1,33684%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,313, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,313
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (14%)
  • Tuesday201 (15%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday247 (19%)
  • Saturday181 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59255 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7.5%)
  • February85 (6.5%)
  • March99 (7.5%)
  • April110 (8.4%)
  • May118 (9%)
  • June140 (11%)
  • July113 (8.6%)
  • August99 (7.5%)
  • September122 (9.3%)
  • October115 (8.8%)
  • November117 (8.9%)
  • December96 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight927 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (4.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,082 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry986 (75%)
  • Wet or damp324 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,278 (97%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,090 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout39 (3%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (40%)
  • Pedestrian319 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (17%)
  • Cyclist204 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25261 (16%)
  • 26 to 35448 (28%)
  • 36 to 45187 (12%)
  • 46 to 55116 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.7%)
  • Over 7537 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded133 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider903 (57%)
  • Passenger362 (23%)
  • Pedestrian319 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (67%)
  • Motorcycle288 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach92 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 32nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1993

The A217 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1993: 150, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217150171025
2ndA3125202022
3rdA24113137120
4thA3205108118116
5thA21980100012
6thA2146984011
7thA3036576218
8thA205505208
9thA306405007
10thB229364708
11thA3220272804
12thA3216262713
13thA218182204
14thA216161703
15thB306151902
16thA3209131700
17thB237121405
18thA3207101101
19thA30318801
20thB2348801

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1993

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,204.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1993

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1993: 295.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years