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Oxford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1998, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (554), and casualties fell from 670.

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

Collisions in 1998
532
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
618
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Oxford in 1998 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious417.7%
  • Slight48391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious426.8%
  • Slight56892%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 532, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February47 (8.8%)
  • March46 (8.6%)
  • April35 (6.6%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July46 (8.6%)
  • August34 (6.4%)
  • September39 (7.3%)
  • October50 (9.4%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (67%)
  • Wet or damp148 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph481 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (79%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (38%)
  • Cyclist157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (16%)
  • Bus or coach82 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 158th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1998

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1998: 108, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42010811718
2ndA4144627318
3rdA40455204
4thA4165395011
5thB4495384403
6thB480364102
7thA4142253620
8thA4158161801
9thB4150101110
10thA445700

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1998

Oxford had 485 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1998

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1998: 161.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years