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Oxford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1999, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (532), and casualties rose from 618.

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

Collisions in 1999
541
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
648
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Oxford in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight47788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6510%
  • Slight57989%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 541, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.9%)
  • February33 (6.1%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April36 (6.7%)
  • May38 (7%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July48 (8.9%)
  • August45 (8.3%)
  • September38 (7%)
  • October51 (9.4%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December45 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (73%)
  • Wet or damp137 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph485 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (2%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (79%)
  • Roundabout52 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (38%)
  • Cyclist164 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded59 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (62%)
  • Passenger143 (22%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (17%)
  • Bus or coach81 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 152nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1999

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1999: 97, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4209711418
2ndB480617216
3rdA4144597507
4thA4142455706
5thA40334205
6thB4495334101
7thA4165313605
8thA4158273401
9thB4150141802
10thA442300

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1999

Oxford had 481 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1999

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1999: 225.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years