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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1992, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (302), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 1992
287
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
415
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1992

3.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight22679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight32679%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 287, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March15 (5.2%)
  • April23 (8%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September21 (7.3%)
  • October27 (9.4%)
  • November21 (7.3%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (57%)
  • Wet or damp107 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (33%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph159 (55%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • 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 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (68%)
  • Passenger109 (26%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (72%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1992.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1992: 41, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404162011
2ndA4095384717
3rdA44355328
4thA361233206
5thA415192311
6thB4022162715
7thB40477901
8thA42605921
9thB40204810
10thB443731001
11thB44503400
12thB40262410
13thB40272301
14thB40302200
15thB44772401
16thA34001101
17thA4241100
18thA4331200
19thB40311100
20thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1992

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1992: 42.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1992

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1992: 97.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years