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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1998, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (393), and casualties fell from 555.

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

Collisions in 1998
350
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
498
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1998

2% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight43587%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 350, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February32 (9.1%)
  • March31 (8.9%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May25 (7.1%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November29 (8.3%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph215 (61%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (93%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (68%)
  • Passenger123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1998.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A44 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1998: 44, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44447425
2ndA361365907
3rdA40344903
4thA4095303802
5thB4022222902
6thA415203103
7thB4020131813
8thB4477111602
9thA42491611
10thB402671102
11thB44497800
12thB40306801
13thB40476700
14thA426051011
15thB40443400
16thB44373500
17thA34002201
18thB40272200
19thB44502400
20thA4361101

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1998

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1998: 36.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1998

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1998: 109.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years