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Oxford road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1992, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1991 (483), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 1992
535
Up 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
633
Up 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Oxford in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight55588%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 535, up 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (11%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (18%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.5%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March41 (7.7%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May50 (9.3%)
  • June50 (9.3%)
  • July40 (7.5%)
  • August46 (8.6%)
  • September46 (8.6%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December31 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (67%)
  • Wet or damp159 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph477 (89%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (35%)
  • Cyclist162 (26%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 25121 (19%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (63%)
  • Passenger118 (19%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (17%)
  • Motorcycle92 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach62 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 151st most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1992

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1992: 99, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42099116114
2ndA4144606716
3rdB480546105
4thA40425617
5thA4165414414
6thB4495353606
7thA4158304416
8thA4142222806
9thA4461001
10thB41504500

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1992

Oxford had 487 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1992

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1992: 187.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years