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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1996, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (305), and casualties rose from 417.

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

Collisions in 1996
327
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
499
Up 20% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1996

3.7% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight43487%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 327, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March17 (5.2%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May17 (5.2%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December29 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (61%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph101 (31%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph195 (60%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (67%)
  • Passenger138 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (75%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in West Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1996.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1996: 42, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40427337
2ndA4095335202
3rdA361263818
4thA44254103
5thA415192820
6thB4022192902
7thB4477182702
8thA426071401
9thB403071111
10thB444971101
11thB40266703
12thB44375802
13thB40204700
14thB40474601
15thA34002202
16thA4241200
17thA4361210
18thB44501100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1996

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1996: 34.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1996

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1996: 96.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years