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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1992, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (564), and casualties rose from 785.

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

Collisions in 1992
535
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
841
Up 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
18
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1992

3.4% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight43581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious11414%
  • Slight70684%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 535, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.7%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March46 (8.6%)
  • April40 (7.5%)
  • May27 (5%)
  • June36 (6.7%)
  • July51 (9.5%)
  • August51 (9.5%)
  • September49 (9.2%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (50%)
  • Wet or damp224 (42%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph155 (29%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph317 (59%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian50 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (21%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35211 (25%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (62%)
  • Passenger267 (32%)
  • Pedestrian50 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (78%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 151st most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1992: 50, including 5 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA423506453
2ndB4009355017
3rdA329336305
4thM40329233
5thA4155304913
6thA4074223323
7thA418222912
8thB481213506
9thA40182824
10thA4130172612
11thA415142713
12thB480142303
13thB4493121402
14thB4445111200
15thB401281504
16thB40167901
17thA4176710
18thA41295500
19thB40274601
20thB45263400

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1992

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1992: 42.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1992

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1992: 86.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years