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Oxford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1982, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (599), and casualties fell from 720.

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

Collisions in 1982
551
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
633
Down 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Oxford in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious17732%
  • Slight35965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious18930%
  • Slight42968%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 551, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.7%)
  • February40 (7.3%)
  • March53 (9.6%)
  • April31 (5.6%)
  • May52 (9.4%)
  • June40 (7.3%)
  • July49 (8.9%)
  • August35 (6.4%)
  • September51 (9.3%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November49 (8.9%)
  • December54 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (68%)
  • Wet or damp166 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph522 (95%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist209 (33%)
  • Cyclist157 (25%)
  • Car occupant121 (19%)
  • Pedestrian116 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20191 (30%)
  • 21 to 25116 (18%)
  • 26 to 3571 (11%)
  • 36 to 4550 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (69%)
  • Pedestrian116 (18%)
  • Passenger81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (50%)
  • Motorcycle225 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 165th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1982

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1982: 102, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420102116332
2ndA41447082420
3rdB4806772024
4thA4165465128
5thB44953135013
6thA4158232516
7thA40212505
8thA4142182529
9thA4232401

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1982

Oxford had 509 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1982

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1982: 187.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years