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Oxford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1984, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (562), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 1984
622
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
707
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1984

1.3% of collisions in Oxford in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious18329%
  • Slight43169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious20629%
  • Slight49370%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 622, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday122 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.9%)
  • February43 (6.9%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May44 (7.1%)
  • June59 (9.5%)
  • July44 (7.1%)
  • August46 (7.4%)
  • September53 (8.5%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November76 (12%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (68%)
  • Wet or damp191 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph592 (95%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (82%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist233 (33%)
  • Cyclist195 (28%)
  • Car occupant138 (20%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20230 (33%)
  • 21 to 25120 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (70%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Passenger96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (50%)
  • Motorcycle249 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (19%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 139th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1984

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1984: 123, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420123133135
2ndA41447690021
3rdB4807076019
4thA41654650114
5thB4495293506
6thA40283427
7thA4158272707
8thA41422325110
9thA4237803

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1984

Oxford had 584 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1984

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1984: 246.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years