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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1993, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1992 (287), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1993
303
Up 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
464
Up 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1993

4.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight38583%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 303, up 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.6%)
  • February29 (9.6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May22 (7.3%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July26 (8.6%)
  • August25 (8.3%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October20 (6.6%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (61%)
  • Wet or damp106 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph177 (58%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (64%)
  • Passenger136 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (78%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1993.

Collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1993: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40397216
2ndA4095314315
3rdA361253928
4thA44255113
5thA415182322
6thB4022141802
7thB4477141803
8thB44499900
9thA42462610
10thB44376900
11thB44506812
12thA42605801
13thB40475502
14thB40203500
15thA34002301
16thB40442200
17thB40261200
18thB40301100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1993

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1993: 42.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1993

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1993: 93.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1993.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years