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Oxford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1981, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (556), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 1981
599
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
720
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Oxford in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious21235%
  • Slight38063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious23733%
  • Slight47666%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 599, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6%)
  • February52 (8.7%)
  • March55 (9.2%)
  • April50 (8.3%)
  • May46 (7.7%)
  • June49 (8.2%)
  • July52 (8.7%)
  • August44 (7.3%)
  • September38 (6.3%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December45 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (68%)
  • Wet or damp174 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph570 (95%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (83%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist217 (30%)
  • Cyclist164 (23%)
  • Car occupant148 (21%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20220 (31%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (64%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Passenger127 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (49%)
  • Motorcycle237 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (17%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 144th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1981

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1981: 94, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42094114132
2ndA41446890233
3rdB4805568216
4thA41654148012
5thB44953637110
6thA41422633110
7thA4158202006
8thA40192005
9thA4233302

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1981

Oxford had 569 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1981

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1981: 209.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1981, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years