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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1998, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (570), and casualties fell from 856.

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

Collisions in 1998
523
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
723
Down 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1998

2.3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight45687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious699.5%
  • Slight64189%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 523, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (11%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (18%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.4%)
  • February49 (9.4%)
  • March37 (7.1%)
  • April33 (6.3%)
  • May37 (7.1%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July43 (8.2%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November42 (8%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (56%)
  • Wet or damp208 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (26%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph44 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph272 (52%)
  • 70 mph56 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3%)
  • 16 to 20123 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (72%)
  • Passenger159 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in South Oxfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 165th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1998: 51, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074516526
2ndM40426413
3rdA329314904
4thA4130304738
5thB4009304805
6thA4155273402
7thA418223334
8thB4445152203
9thA4020141700
10thB481141801
11thB471131911
12thB480131912
13thA415121902
14thB4016101000
15thA4091212
16thB449381000
17thA41297900
18thB401271001
19thB40276901
20thA4175800

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1998

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1998: 34.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1998

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1998: 89.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years