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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1988, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1987 (489), and casualties rose from 699.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,707 collisions in South Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 1988
592
Up 21% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
865
Up 24% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1988

3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious17229%
  • Slight40268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious23227%
  • Slight61371%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 592, up 21% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025142175
2024142184
2023152196
2022166212
2021153190
2020163202
2019194261
2018182252
2017210284
2016272401
2015331448
2014279363
2013277401
2012332469
2011368516
2010342476
2009354494
2008389512
2007403568
2006478651
2005408583
2004429564
2003491657
2002541777
2001533778
2000485681
1999557796
1998523723
1997570856
1996540790
1995528765
1994531814
1993470689
1992535841
1991564785
1990567794
1989606834
1988592865
1987489699
1986604837
1985539754
1984559762
1983498694
1982567817
1981556770
1980545760
1979551744

When and where crashes happen in South Oxfordshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.3%)
  • February37 (6.3%)
  • March39 (6.6%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May54 (9.1%)
  • June56 (9.5%)
  • July50 (8.4%)
  • August46 (7.8%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October49 (8.3%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (60%)
  • Wet or damp226 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (33%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph317 (54%)
  • 70 mph55 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20207 (24%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35154 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (66%)
  • Passenger232 (27%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (72%)
  • Motorcycle114 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in South Oxfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 152nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1988: 60, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42360105424
2ndB40094163316
3rdA404063313
4thA3293962110
5thA41303242010
6thA4074183509
7thA415183224
8thA4155182704
9thB480172509
10thM40162713
11thB4445151803
12thB4493131403
13thA4142122515
14thA418111812
15thB40127801
16thB45267911
17thB4817903
18thA41295801
19thA41751003
20thB40155701

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1988

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1988: 48.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1988

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1988: 83.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years