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Oxford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1980, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (579), and casualties fell from 679.

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

Collisions in 1980
556
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
645
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1980

2% of collisions in Oxford in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious22240%
  • Slight32358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious24338%
  • Slight39161%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 556, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (17%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.8%)
  • February49 (8.8%)
  • March51 (9.2%)
  • April32 (5.8%)
  • May51 (9.2%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July35 (6.3%)
  • August42 (7.6%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November43 (7.7%)
  • December48 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (68%)
  • Wet or damp166 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph521 (94%)
  • 40 mph11 (2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout39 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist225 (35%)
  • Car occupant145 (22%)
  • Cyclist127 (20%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20215 (33%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (70%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Passenger89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (50%)
  • Motorcycle258 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (13%)
  • Bus or coach58 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 165th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1980

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1980: 94, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42094103127
2ndA41446374125
3rdB4806269027
4thA41653643114
5thB44953338013
6thA403238213
7thA4158262819
8thA4142151707
9thA4234412

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1980

Oxford had 517 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1980

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1980: 205.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1980, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years