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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1988, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (437), and casualties rose from 577.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,960 collisions in the Vale of White Horse.

Collisions in 1988
494
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
666
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1988

3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious13928%
  • Slight34069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious17526%
  • Slight47271%

Vale of White Horse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of White Horse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 494, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147170
2024135161
2023151198
2022162210
2021160194
2020166221
2019189248
2018211289
2017253325
2016246364
2015281365
2014287383
2013240315
2012287370
2011284397
2010293396
2009285389
2008315438
2007356483
2006381531
2005401544
2004387525
2003404539
2002472658
2001455647
2000470679
1999428604
1998444622
1997471652
1996431601
1995423572
1994413584
1993433604
1992438627
1991427583
1990484711
1989472655
1988494666
1987437577
1986517688
1985457579
1984552746
1983462625
1982466648
1981408549
1980424586
1979461645

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of White Horse in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (19%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.7%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March30 (6.1%)
  • April34 (6.9%)
  • May46 (9.3%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August34 (6.9%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (63%)
  • Wet or damp168 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (36%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph212 (43%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (19%)
  • Cyclist69 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20178 (27%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (67%)
  • Passenger163 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (63%)
  • Motorcycle125 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in the Vale of White Horse

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1988.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1988

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1988: 52, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4205272219
2ndA345087313
3rdA4174869416
4thB4017435539
5thA415414919
6thA3383749014
7thB4044212504
8thA423131910
9thA4130101503
10thB450771003
11thA41836703
12thA40955602
13thB40165502
14thB45085602
15thB40193503
16thB40012201
17thB44942200
18thA41441101
19thA41851100
20thB44931100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1988

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1988: 80.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1988

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1988: 138.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1988, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years