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Oxford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1985, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (622), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 1985
595
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
654
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1985

0.7% of collisions in Oxford in 1985 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious20034%
  • Slight39166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious21032%
  • Slight44067%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 595, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 595
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.1%)
  • February34 (5.7%)
  • March52 (8.7%)
  • April38 (6.4%)
  • May50 (8.4%)
  • June60 (10%)
  • July54 (9.1%)
  • August45 (7.6%)
  • September49 (8.2%)
  • October59 (9.9%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December55 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph563 (95%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist199 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (26%)
  • Car occupant136 (21%)
  • Pedestrian118 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (31%)
  • 21 to 25106 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (5.5%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (72%)
  • Pedestrian118 (18%)
  • Passenger68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (19%)
  • Motorcycle210 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • 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 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 147th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1985

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1985: 138, including 1 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420138154144
2ndB4806165020
3rdA41445866120
4thA41654345015
5thB44953942018
6thA40303708
7thA41582628010
8thA4142192108
9thA4235500

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1985

Oxford had 555 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1985

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1985: 198.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years