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Oxford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1979, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,146 collisions in Oxford.

Collisions in 1979
579
Casualties in 1979
679
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Oxford in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious19033%
  • Slight37865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious21131%
  • Slight45767%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 579.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025244258
2024259284
2023237246
2022240265
2021239262
2020206223
2019306343
2018287338
2017319376
2016384451
2015409461
2014452531
2013362405
2012402478
2011367465
2010359440
2009376444
2008452524
2007435520
2006458560
2005465567
2004486564
2003514620
2002572667
2001524641
2000520626
1999541648
1998532618
1997554670
1996463540
1995478556
1994456537
1993503596
1992535633
1991483569
1990553635
1989564630
1988462515
1987521576
1986563622
1985595654
1984622707
1983562642
1982551633
1981599720
1980556645
1979579679

When and where crashes happen in Oxford in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February25 (4.3%)
  • March43 (7.4%)
  • April43 (7.4%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June43 (7.4%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August44 (7.6%)
  • September40 (6.9%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November73 (13%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other41 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (63%)
  • Wet or damp180 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph554 (96%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist235 (35%)
  • Car occupant161 (24%)
  • Pedestrian126 (19%)
  • Cyclist122 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20199 (29%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (67%)
  • Pedestrian126 (19%)
  • Passenger98 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (52%)
  • Motorcycle254 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 152nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1979

The A4144 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1979: 81, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41448190026
2ndA4207484225
3rdB4805463314
4thA41654657110
5thB44953842014
6thA41582945011
7thA40263123
8thA4142192502

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1979

Oxford had 530 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1979

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1979: 198.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years