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Oxford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1993, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (535), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1993
503
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
596
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1993

0.6% of collisions in Oxford in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight43586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight52688%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 503, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March33 (6.6%)
  • April44 (8.7%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June31 (6.2%)
  • July48 (9.5%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September44 (8.7%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November49 (9.7%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (76%)
  • Wet or damp117 (23%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph469 (93%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (36%)
  • Cyclist174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20105 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded66 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (64%)
  • Passenger111 (19%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (19%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach57 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 159th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1993

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1993: 117, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420117124119
2ndA4144516014
3rdA4165404805
4thB480374503
5thA40273912
6thB4495263102
7thA4158202102
8thA4142182200
9thB4150111603
10thA442200

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1993

Oxford had 461 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1993

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1993: 160.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years