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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1989, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (592), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 1989
606
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
834
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1989

2.8% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious13522%
  • Slight45475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious18122%
  • Slight63376%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 606, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday114 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.1%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March34 (5.6%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May49 (8.1%)
  • June41 (6.8%)
  • July53 (8.7%)
  • August52 (8.6%)
  • September48 (7.9%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November71 (12%)
  • December56 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (66%)
  • Wet or damp194 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (37%)
  • 40 mph18 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph303 (50%)
  • 70 mph51 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (10%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.1%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (12%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (23%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35137 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (68%)
  • Passenger187 (22%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (70%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 155th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1989: 54, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4235472413
2ndA329365539
3rdA40345818
4thA41302938012
5thA4155273505
6thB480224216
7thM40182721
8thA415172604
9thB4009172512
10thA4074162307
11thA418152205
12thB4445141701
13thB481132303
14thB4027101701
15thB401691804
16thB44939905
17thA414281004
18thB47171001
19thB40126710
20thA41295801

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1989

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1989: 55.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1989

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1989: 104.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years