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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1988, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (344), and casualties rose from 492.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,019 collisions in West Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 1988
362
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
560
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1988

5% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185%
  • Serious10830%
  • Slight23665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal234.1%
  • Serious14426%
  • Slight39370%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 362, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131178
2024128161
2023118160
2022163213
2021126157
2020124163
2019129165
2018191258
2017177245
2016223317
2015194285
2014243334
2013221294
2012229315
2011232306
2010213290
2009256342
2008241324
2007271373
2006301442
2005302419
2004265361
2003293410
2002339488
2001371528
2000405565
1999414609
1998350498
1997393555
1996327499
1995305417
1994307433
1993303464
1992287415
1991302441
1990354520
1989378573
1988362560
1987344492
1986381554
1985346496
1984381562
1983307483
1982318479
1981343513
1980317462
1979314462

When and where crashes happen in West Oxfordshire in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February21 (5.8%)
  • March22 (6.1%)
  • April21 (5.8%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November49 (14%)
  • December31 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (54%)
  • Wet or damp152 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph241 (67%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (93%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20110 (20%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (63%)
  • Passenger174 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in West Oxfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1988.

Collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1988: 51, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405192411
2ndA344893317
3rdA40954463115
4thA361222916
5thA415182707
6thB4022142915
7thA44111815
8thB40207701
9thB402671101
10thB403061102
11thB44496610
12thA42351104
13thB404751020
14thB44374402
15thA4243811
16thB44502602
17thB40271100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1988

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1988

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1988: 115.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years