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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1999, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (523), and casualties rose from 723.

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

Collisions in 1999
557
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
796
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1999

2.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious9717%
  • Slight44480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious13116%
  • Slight64982%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 557, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (11%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (18%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.7%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March41 (7.4%)
  • April52 (9.3%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June41 (7.4%)
  • July41 (7.4%)
  • August36 (6.5%)
  • September50 (9%)
  • October53 (9.5%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December41 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (63%)
  • Wet or damp193 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph267 (48%)
  • 70 mph71 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (13%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35206 (26%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (69%)
  • Passenger196 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (77%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 144th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1999: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4130516608
2ndM40507607
3rdA40744475410
4thB4009375017
5thA329274025
6thA418263113
7thA4155202814
8thB480203418
9thA423182701
10thB4027152204
11thB481142311
12thA4020121512
13thA415122001
14thB4445111612
15thB4012101112
16thA4061601
17thA41296801
18thB401661200
19thB40154601
20thB4714601

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1999

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1999: 43.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1999

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1999: 101.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1999.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years