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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1990, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (378), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 1990
354
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
520
Down 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1990

2.8% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight25973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight39977%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 354, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June20 (5.6%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December34 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (61%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph219 (62%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (67%)
  • Motorcycle69 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1990.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A34 and A4095 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1990, with 36 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34366328
2ndA4095365216
3rdA40325626
4thA361294502
5thA44172714
6thA423163205
7thB4022142613
8thA415121703
9thB402091307
10thB40478903
11thB44377801
12thA4245811
13thB40305712
14thB44493302
15thB40262402
16thB44502310
17thA4331100
18thA4361100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1990

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1990: 43.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1990

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1990: 97.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1990, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years