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Oxford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1991, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (553), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 1991
483
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
569
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Oxford in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight42688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious549.5%
  • Slight51290%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 483, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May54 (11%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July46 (9.5%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October47 (9.7%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December35 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (70%)
  • Wet or damp122 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph446 (92%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph24 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (33%)
  • Cyclist147 (26%)
  • Pedestrian118 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20111 (20%)
  • 21 to 25103 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (60%)
  • Pedestrian118 (21%)
  • Passenger112 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (17%)
  • Motorcycle88 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach61 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1991.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1991

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1991: 102, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420102110010
2ndA41447088011
3rdB480415002
4thA40304013
5thA4165293205
6thA4142233802
7thB4495192105
8thA4158162001
9thB4150121511
10thA4234401
11thA441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1991

Oxford had 440 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1991

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1991: 144.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years