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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1990, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (472), and casualties rose from 655.

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

Collisions in 1990
484
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
711
Up 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1990

3.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious13628%
  • Slight33269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious17424%
  • Slight51673%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 484, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (19%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April54 (11%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August25 (5.2%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October44 (9.1%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December24 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (70%)
  • Wet or damp137 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph220 (45%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20148 (21%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35133 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (68%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (67%)
  • Motorcycle102 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1990.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1990

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1990: 77, including 7 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42077157723
2ndA415507219
3rdA344868213
4thB4017354709
5thA4173157116
6thA338233008
7thB4044172503
8thA4183131702
9thA423131712
10thA4130101300
11thB401691202
12thB450781403
13thB45084403
14thB44933300
15thA40952200
16thA41852201
17thB40192401
18thA41441100
19thB40001101
20thB44941100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1990

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1990: 86.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1990

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1990: 141.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years