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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1997, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (431), and casualties rose from 601.

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

Collisions in 1997
471
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
652
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1997

2.1% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight41287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious649.8%
  • Slight57889%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 471, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.6%)
  • February39 (8.3%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June27 (5.7%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November43 (9.1%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (61%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (32%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph33 (7%)
  • 60 mph193 (41%)
  • 70 mph62 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout44 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (67%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (23%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded47 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (69%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1997.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1997

The A417 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1997: 54, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417547326
2ndA420528234
3rdA34498013
4thA415384905
5thB4017304312
6thA338262901
7thB4044253804
8thA423192201
9thA4183151911
10thA4130132503
11thA41856904
12thB401661002
13thB450761101
14thB40005500
15thA40954500
16thB40194701
17thB44934401
18thB44944500
19thB45083401
20thB40011100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1997

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1997: 65.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1997

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1997: 127.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years