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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1997, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1996 (327), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 1997
393
Up 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
555
Up 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1997

2.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight33184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight48688%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 393, up 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February41 (10%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April33 (8.4%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August25 (6.4%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October31 (7.9%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (33%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph218 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (71%)
  • Passenger127 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1997.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1997: 44, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40446624
2ndA4095434705
3rdA361406817
4thA44386413
5thA415213024
6thB4022162604
7thB4020101403
8thB4477101800
9thA42481101
10thA42607803
11thB40307902
12thB44497901
13thB443761003
14thB44505900
15thB40263400
16thB40473500
17thB40272300
18thA34001301
19thA4361100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1997

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1997: 56.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1997

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1997: 118.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years