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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1991, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (484), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 1991
427
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
583
Down 18% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1991

2.6% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight35984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight50286%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 427, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (18%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April21 (4.9%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September29 (6.8%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November57 (13%)
  • December34 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (60%)
  • Wet or damp152 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (37%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph179 (42%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (23%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (70%)
  • Passenger137 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (69%)
  • Motorcycle84 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in the Vale of White Horse

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1991.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1991

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1991: 73, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42073120417
2ndA34487634
3rdA415354311
4thA417354914
5thB4017323714
6thA338283403
7thA4183151502
8thB4507101001
9thA413081111
10thB40167701
11thB40447801
12thA41855800
13thB45084400
14thB40003400
15thB40192200
16thA40951100
17thA4231100
18thB40011100
19thB44931200
20thB44941100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1991

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1991: 67.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1991

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1991: 130.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years