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Oxford road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1995, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1994 (456), and casualties rose from 537.

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

Collisions in 1995
478
Up 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
556
Up 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1995

1.7% of collisions in Oxford in 1995 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious377.7%
  • Slight43391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious417.4%
  • Slight50791%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 478, up 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 478
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday96 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March40 (8.4%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July38 (7.9%)
  • August45 (9.4%)
  • September33 (6.9%)
  • October55 (12%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (69%)
  • Wet or damp139 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph422 (88%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (32%)
  • Cyclist174 (31%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (19%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (65%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)
  • Passenger84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle178 (21%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach49 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1995.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1995

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1995: 108, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420108124511
2ndA4144506113
3rdA40405001
4thB4495404202
5thB480404612
6thA4165353802
7thA4158192112
8thA4142182606
9thB415091100
10thA444800

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1995

Oxford had 423 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1995

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1995: 148.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years