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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1989, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (494), and casualties fell from 666.

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

Collisions in 1989
472
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
655
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1989

2.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight35074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious12920%
  • Slight51478%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 472, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.6%)
  • February36 (7.6%)
  • March25 (5.3%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (39%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph190 (40%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (17%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20164 (25%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35106 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (67%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (65%)
  • Motorcycle110 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in the Vale of White Horse

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1989.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1989

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1989: 57, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4205795213
2ndA4175064013
3rdA34407728
4thA415394337
5thB4017344218
6thA338304905
7thB4044233614
8thA4183141801
9thA423122312
10thA41307802
11thB40166901
12thB44936703
13thB45076602
14thB40005702
15thB40192200
16thB44942200
17thA41851100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1989

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1989: 84.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1989

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1989: 130.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years