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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1990, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (606), and casualties fell from 834.

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

Collisions in 1990
567
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
794
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1990

2.8% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight41373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious18523%
  • Slight59174%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 567, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.9%)
  • February46 (8.1%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April64 (11%)
  • May41 (7.2%)
  • June48 (8.5%)
  • July51 (9%)
  • August42 (7.4%)
  • September39 (6.9%)
  • October48 (8.5%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (68%)
  • Wet or damp172 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (39%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph285 (50%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (15%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20192 (24%)
  • 21 to 25131 (16%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (67%)
  • Passenger202 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (72%)
  • Motorcycle123 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in South Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 165th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1990: 51, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4235192218
2ndA3294051313
3rdB4009313916
4thA4074264419
5thA4155253514
6thA40245115
7thA4130233108
8thB481203604
9thM40182704
10thA415162106
11thA418142002
12thB480141905
13thB4027121915
14thB4445101201
15thB44936602
16thB4716703
17thA41424510
18thA4174811
19thB40154511
20thB4784500

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1990

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1990: 35.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1990

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1990: 107.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years