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Oxford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1983, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (551), and casualties rose from 633.

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

Collisions in 1983
562
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
642
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Oxford in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious18934%
  • Slight36465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious20432%
  • Slight42967%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 562, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (17%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.2%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March54 (9.6%)
  • April35 (6.2%)
  • May40 (7.1%)
  • June50 (8.9%)
  • July49 (8.7%)
  • August42 (7.5%)
  • September44 (7.8%)
  • October51 (9.1%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December49 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (72%)
  • Wet or damp150 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph528 (94%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.1%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist205 (32%)
  • Cyclist160 (25%)
  • Car occupant147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20181 (28%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (69%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)
  • Passenger87 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (52%)
  • Motorcycle224 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle179 (17%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 148th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1983

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1983: 110, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420110126029
2ndA41446673127
3rdB4805459214
4thA41654049211
5thA4158313409
6thB44953034010
7thA41422831012
8thA402736011
9thA4235500

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1983

Oxford had 520 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1983

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1983: 217.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years