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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1996, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (423), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 1996
431
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
601
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1996

2.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1996 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious358.1%
  • Slight38690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious477.8%
  • Slight54491%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 431, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June39 (9%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (29%)
  • 40 mph39 (9%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph178 (41%)
  • 70 mph64 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (72%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (68%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1996.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1996

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1996: 55, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34557515
2ndA420427228
3rdA417415901
4thA415344102
5thA338273711
6thB4017243400
7thA4130162421
8thA423131600
9thB4044122000
10thA4183101411
11thB450781400
12thB401671100
13thA41855501
14thB40195911
15thA40954601
16thB44934610
17thB44942400
18thB40001200
19thB45081101

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1996

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1996: 61.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1996

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1996: 126.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years