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Oxford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1997, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1996 (463), and casualties rose from 540.

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

Collisions in 1997
554
Up 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
670
Up 24% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Oxford in 1997 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious539.6%
  • Slight49990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious537.9%
  • Slight61592%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 554, up 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday95 (17%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday105 (19%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (9.4%)
  • Sunday42 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.7%)
  • February47 (8.5%)
  • March39 (7%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June54 (9.7%)
  • July41 (7.4%)
  • August48 (8.7%)
  • September24 (4.3%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November46 (8.3%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (67%)
  • Wet or damp166 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph486 (88%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (41%)
  • Cyclist170 (25%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (23%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded65 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (66%)
  • Passenger121 (18%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (18%)
  • Bus or coach80 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 155th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1997

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1997: 107, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420107128111
2ndA4144616605
3rdB480485305
4thA4165434803
5thA40395803
6thA4142293804
7thB4495283113
8thB4150202602
9thA4158182202
10thA441101

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1997

Oxford had 489 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1997

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1997: 180.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years