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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1997, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (540), and casualties rose from 790.

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

Collisions in 1997
570
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
856
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1997

3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight48785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious8710%
  • Slight74988%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 570, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (11%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.4%)
  • February48 (8.4%)
  • March41 (7.2%)
  • April59 (10%)
  • May56 (9.8%)
  • June35 (6.1%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August50 (8.8%)
  • September37 (6.5%)
  • October47 (8.2%)
  • November51 (8.9%)
  • December39 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (60%)
  • Wet or damp210 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (27%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph42 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph302 (53%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian42 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (15%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (68%)
  • Passenger229 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (77%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 147th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1997: 60, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40746010818
2ndM40528934
3rdB4009417117
4thA4130335024
5thA418325205
6thA4155243302
7thA329213504
8thB480182923
9thA4020141820
10thA415121600
11thB4012122113
12thB4445121402
13thB481121612
14thB401681011
15thB402781412
16thA412971000
17thA42371100
18thB44936701
19thA405601
20thA4175902

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1997

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1997: 38.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1997

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1997: 106.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years