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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1996, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (528), and casualties rose from 765.

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

Collisions in 1996
540
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
790
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1996

2.2% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight46386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious8911%
  • Slight68887%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 540, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March30 (5.6%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May40 (7.4%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July53 (9.8%)
  • August46 (8.5%)
  • September48 (8.9%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December53 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (58%)
  • Wet or damp185 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph139 (26%)
  • 40 mph16 (3%)
  • 50 mph41 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph291 (54%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (73%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20113 (14%)
  • 21 to 25125 (16%)
  • 26 to 35184 (23%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (68%)
  • Passenger211 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 159th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1996: 42, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4130425933
2ndM40396303
3rdA4074356309
4thB4009355212
5thA3292950111
6thA4155253502
7thB481243102
8thA418202911
9thB480202822
10thA415162301
11thB4016111310
12thB4445111200
13thB449391000
14thA4081302
15thA402081602
16thA41781000
17thA412971200
18thA42371100
19thB47171001
20thB401261110

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1996

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1996: 44.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1996

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1996: 89.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years