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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1994, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (470), and casualties rose from 689.

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

Collisions in 1994
531
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
814
Up 18% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1994

1.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious8210%
  • Slight72289%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 531, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (11%)
  • February44 (8.3%)
  • March29 (5.5%)
  • April33 (6.2%)
  • May49 (9.2%)
  • June35 (6.6%)
  • July41 (7.7%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October50 (9.4%)
  • November51 (9.6%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other26 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (50%)
  • Wet or damp234 (44%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph122 (23%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph44 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph295 (56%)
  • 70 mph56 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian44 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (24%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (65%)
  • Passenger240 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (81%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 157th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1994: 55, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM405510419
2ndA4130446333
3rdA4074417536
4thB4009364703
5thA329325315
6thA4155273715
7thA415204104
8thA418203402
9thA4020162606
10thB480162401
11thA40101201
12thB4016101601
13thB401291702
14thA4238800
15thB44456800
16thB44936700
17thA412951000
18thB4715900
19thB48151100
20thB40154400

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1994

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1994: 23.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1994

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1994: 82.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years