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Oxford road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1994, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1993 (503), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 1994
456
Down 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
537
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Oxford in 1994 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight40589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious519.5%
  • Slight48190%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 456, down 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February46 (10%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June43 (9.4%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September24 (5.3%)
  • October38 (8.3%)
  • November44 (9.6%)
  • December34 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (68%)
  • Wet or damp130 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph410 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (33%)
  • Cyclist156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian101 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (14%)
  • 21 to 2596 (18%)
  • 26 to 35125 (23%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (67%)
  • Pedestrian101 (19%)
  • Passenger78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle159 (19%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1994.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1994

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1994: 81, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420819606
2ndB480546308
3rdA4144496103
4thA4165394417
5thB4495313411
6thA4142253633
7thA40232401
8thA4158111100
9thB41506800
10thA445801

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1994

Oxford had 415 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1994

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1994: 173.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1994, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years