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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1989, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (362), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 1989
378
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
573
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1989

5.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.3%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight27272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal305.2%
  • Serious12121%
  • Slight42274%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 378, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (21%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July23 (6.1%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (62%)
  • Wet or damp131 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (31%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph236 (62%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (93%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (71%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in West Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1989.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1989: 53, including 10 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3453107106
2ndA405086113
3rdA4095314406
4thA361193435
5thB4022162904
6thB4020151906
7thA44141704
8thA415132103
9thB4437111321
10thA42391604
11thB444991001
12thB40308901
13thA4244710
14thB40263901
15thB40473502
16thB40272400
17thB40442200
18thB44502300
19thA4361100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1989

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1989: 39.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1989

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1989: 112.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years