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Oxford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1989, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1988 (462), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 1989
564
Up 22% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
630
Up 22% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Oxford in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight46983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight53084%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 564, up 22% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 564
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (22%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.8%)
  • February42 (7.4%)
  • March47 (8.3%)
  • April46 (8.2%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July49 (8.7%)
  • August37 (6.6%)
  • September34 (6%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November41 (7.3%)
  • December48 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (73%)
  • Wet or damp140 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph532 (94%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist198 (31%)
  • Car occupant165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (21%)
  • 21 to 25120 (19%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (64%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)
  • Passenger103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle206 (20%)
  • Motorcycle125 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Oxford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 171st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1989

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1989: 122, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420122129118
2ndA4144798629
3rdB480606509
4thB4495374302
5thA4165343807
6thA40283415
7thA4158222405
8thA4142182211
9thA4234601
10thB41502300

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1989

Oxford had 536 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1989

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1989: 205.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years