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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1993, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1992 (535), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 1993
470
Down 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
689
Down 18% on 1992
Fatal collisions
16
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1993

3.4% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1993 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight39885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious7010%
  • Slight59887%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 470, down 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (9.8%)
  • Sunday40 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.1%)
  • February40 (8.5%)
  • March27 (5.7%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November43 (9.1%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (56%)
  • Wet or damp189 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (24%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph275 (59%)
  • 70 mph65 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (72%)
  • Passenger159 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (78%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1993.

Collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1993: 53, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40537348
2ndA4130445826
3rdB4009365916
4thA4074314932
5thA418204104
6thA329192522
7thA4155192201
8thB481172812
9thA40153322
10thB4445141703
11thA415122001
12thB480121903
13thB4012101401
14thB4016101301
15thB4493101211
16thA412961300
17thA4236601
18thB45266700
19thB4715700
20thA4173702

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1993

Henley-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1993: 26.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1993

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1993: 82.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years