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Oxford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1990, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (564), and casualties rose from 630.

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

Collisions in 1990
553
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
635
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Oxford in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight46584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight54686%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 553, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.8%)
  • February40 (7.2%)
  • March42 (7.6%)
  • April40 (7.2%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June48 (8.7%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August35 (6.3%)
  • September41 (7.4%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December34 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (73%)
  • Wet or damp135 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph518 (94%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout44 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist181 (29%)
  • Car occupant170 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (19%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (22%)
  • 21 to 25120 (19%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (63%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)
  • Passenger114 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (19%)
  • Motorcycle130 (13%)
  • Bus or coach52 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 173rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1990

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1990: 120, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420120142317
2ndA4144778809
3rdB480546008
4thA4158404417
5thA40374804
6thB4495333807
7thA4165323315
8thA4142182002
9thB41507700
10thA4232300

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1990

Oxford had 512 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1990

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1990: 194.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years