Skip to main content
CrashStats

Westminster road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,401 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 1993, and 2,732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 415 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992 (2,406), and casualties fell from 2,800.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 101,118 collisions in Westminster.

Collisions in 1993
2,401
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
2,732
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
415
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 1993

0.5% of collisions in Westminster in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.5%
  • Serious41517%
  • Slight1,97382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.5%
  • Serious45016%
  • Slight2,26883%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 2,401, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 2,401
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1331,253
20241,0941,216
20231,2421,382
20221,2741,401
20211,1441,271
20201,0371,156
20191,5211,715
20181,5091,709
20171,6871,916
20161,5451,776
20151,5781,808
20141,5971,825
20131,5141,732
20121,5421,761
20111,4561,638
20101,4211,599
20091,3901,570
20081,4051,604
20071,4901,698
20061,5851,841
20051,5641,762
20041,8862,117
20032,1262,415
20022,1102,465
20012,3922,727
20002,5162,927
19992,5942,961
19982,6352,984
19972,5412,835
19962,5212,821
19952,2802,574
19942,4162,738
19932,4012,732
19922,4062,800
19912,5232,868
19903,0153,382
19893,1063,498
19883,0053,466
19872,9323,369
19863,0553,439
19853,1633,560
19843,3653,759
19833,2543,629
19823,4073,877
19813,2033,619
19803,1413,570
19793,3974,029

When and where crashes happen in Westminster in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday347 (14%)
  • Tuesday383 (16%)
  • Wednesday395 (16%)
  • Thursday367 (15%)
  • Friday424 (18%)
  • Saturday282 (12%)
  • Sunday203 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59426 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59532 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59568 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59345 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59195 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January166 (6.9%)
  • February174 (7.2%)
  • March189 (7.9%)
  • April190 (7.9%)
  • May191 (8%)
  • June213 (8.9%)
  • July250 (10%)
  • August213 (8.9%)
  • September213 (8.9%)
  • October206 (8.6%)
  • November200 (8.3%)
  • December196 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,814 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit555 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,079 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds258 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,918 (80%)
  • Wet or damp483 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,361 (98%)
  • 40 mph28 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,545 (64%)
  • One way street or slip road444 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway346 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian823 (30%)
  • Car occupant677 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist446 (16%)
  • Cyclist301 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant296 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant138 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20186 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 25396 (14%)
  • 26 to 35802 (29%)
  • 36 to 45330 (12%)
  • 46 to 55255 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65152 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75109 (4%)
  • Over 7598 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded248 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,224 (45%)
  • Pedestrian823 (30%)
  • Passenger685 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,944 (51%)
  • Motorcycle538 (14%)
  • Bus or coach379 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car348 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle319 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes200 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Westminster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westminster ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 7th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 1993

The A40 had the most collisions in Westminster in 1993: 241, including 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40241271039
2ndA4230255148
3rdA5118145116
4thA30297117027
5thA4195119216
6thA50187107119
7thA32128092113
8thA2026374012
9thA404637109
10thA42015968014
11thA32115363014
12thA42024965010
13thA400485407
14thA315384108
15thA3214343606
16thA5204334207
17thA4206293103
18thB310283305
19thB507283117
20thA401262703

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 1993

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 1993: 2,193.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 1993

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 1993: 315.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 1993

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

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years