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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1991, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (567), and casualties fell from 794.

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

Collisions in 1991
564
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
785
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
23
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1991

4.1% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234.1%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight47184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.9%
  • Serious9312%
  • Slight66985%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 564, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (17%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.9%)
  • February42 (7.4%)
  • March29 (5.1%)
  • April44 (7.8%)
  • May41 (7.3%)
  • June54 (9.6%)
  • July46 (8.2%)
  • August42 (7.4%)
  • September47 (8.3%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November67 (12%)
  • December47 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (57%)
  • Wet or damp194 (34%)
  • Frost or ice39 (6.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph324 (57%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20151 (19%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (70%)
  • Passenger169 (22%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (75%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 150th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1991: 63, including 6 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA423638968
2ndB4009445923
3rdA329345022
4thM40314213
5thA40263835
6thA418213105
7thA4130193016
8thA4074182501
9thA415182403
10thB481182812
11thA4155162412
12thB480162403
13thB4493101002
14thB401291502
15thB444581300
16thA4175601
17thB40155803
18thA41294500
19thB45263300
20thB4713300

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1991

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1991: 42.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1991

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1991: 84.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years