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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1998, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (471), and casualties fell from 652.

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

Collisions in 1998
444
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
622
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1998

2.9% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious619.8%
  • Slight54688%

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. 1998 is highlighted, with 444, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.5%)
  • February36 (8.1%)
  • March34 (7.7%)
  • April27 (6.1%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October39 (8.8%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (35%)
  • 70 mph70 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (69%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (22%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (67%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1998.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1998

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1998: 65, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4206510336
2ndA34508127
3rdA415364115
4thA338324303
5thA417314805
6thB4017273514
7thA423182401
8thB4044101102
9thA413081201
10thA418361000
11thB44945900
12thA41854700
13thA40953511
14thB40163410
15thB40193501
16thB45073301
17thB44932200
18thB40001100
19thB40011100
20thB45081200

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1998

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1998: 63.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1998

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1998: 115.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years