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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1999, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1998 (350), and casualties rose from 498.

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

Collisions in 1999
414
Up 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
609
Up 22% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1999

2.7% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious9222%
  • Slight31175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious10818%
  • Slight49080%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 414, up 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (11%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.9%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April33 (8%)
  • May27 (6.5%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October36 (8.7%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December36 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (60%)
  • Wet or damp141 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (27%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph260 (63%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (93%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (66%)
  • Passenger166 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1999.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1999: 46, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40467529
2ndA4095415608
3rdA444159114
4thA3613773111
5thB4022294335
6thA415223524
7thB4477171802
8thB4449141805
9thB402091002
10thB443791404
11thA426081301
12thA34005501
13thB40265900
14thB404751001
15thA4243602
16thB40273401
17thB40301100
18thB44501100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1999

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1999: 45.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1999

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1999: 120.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years