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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1991, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (354), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1991
302
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
441
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1991

4% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious6020%
  • Slight23076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight34578%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 302, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (19%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February24 (7.9%)
  • March16 (5.3%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July24 (7.9%)
  • August25 (8.3%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November29 (9.6%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (32%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph171 (57%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (20%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (66%)
  • Passenger120 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (73%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1991.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1991: 42, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404270410
2ndA4095314317
3rdA361253317
4thA415162402
5thB4022152203
6thA44132603
7thB4449101303
8thA3491510
9thB402091303
10thB403092101
11thB404761111
12thA4245710
13thB44504600
14thB44373701
15thA4232400
16thB40262200
17thB40272200
18thA34001100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1991

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1991: 40.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1991

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1991: 88.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years