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Oxford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1988, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1987 (521), and casualties fell from 576.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,146 collisions in Oxford.

Collisions in 1988
462
Down 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
515
Down 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Oxford in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious13028%
  • Slight32270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13326%
  • Slight37072%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 462, down 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 462
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025244258
2024259284
2023237246
2022240265
2021239262
2020206223
2019306343
2018287338
2017319376
2016384451
2015409461
2014452531
2013362405
2012402478
2011367465
2010359440
2009376444
2008452524
2007435520
2006458560
2005465567
2004486564
2003514620
2002572667
2001524641
2000520626
1999541648
1998532618
1997554670
1996463540
1995478556
1994456537
1993503596
1992535633
1991483569
1990553635
1989564630
1988462515
1987521576
1986563622
1985595654
1984622707
1983562642
1982551633
1981599720
1980556645
1979579679

When and where crashes happen in Oxford in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (19%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May34 (7.4%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August26 (5.6%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December42 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (69%)
  • Wet or damp139 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph440 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (82%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist143 (28%)
  • Car occupant125 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian112 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (18%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (65%)
  • Pedestrian112 (22%)
  • Passenger69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (18%)
  • Motorcycle128 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1988.

Collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1988

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1988: 96, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42096107323
2ndB4804753316
3rdA41444446013
4thA40354118
5thA41583133013
6thB4495313427
7thA4165292917
8thA4142232804
9thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1988

Oxford had 428 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1988

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1988: 162.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years