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Oxford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1996, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (478), and casualties fell from 556.

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

Collisions in 1996
463
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
540
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Oxford in 1996 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious296.3%
  • Slight42692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious336.1%
  • Slight49992%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 463, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 463
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February37 (8%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April26 (5.6%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August36 (7.8%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November60 (13%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (71%)
  • Wet or damp121 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph407 (88%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout39 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (37%)
  • Cyclist129 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (17%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (66%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Passenger88 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (16%)
  • Bus or coach68 (8%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1996.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1996

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1996: 84, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420849826
2ndA4144485202
3rdB480455203
4thA4165404816
5thA40364331
6thB4495323801
7thA4142243203
8thA4158141400
9thB4150131500
10thA441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1996

Oxford had 409 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1996

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1996: 153.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1996.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years