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Oxford road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1986, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (595), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 1986
563
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
622
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1986

0.5% of collisions in Oxford in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious14325%
  • Slight41774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious15425%
  • Slight46575%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 563, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 563
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.3%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March41 (7.3%)
  • April29 (5.2%)
  • May56 (9.9%)
  • June41 (7.3%)
  • July52 (9.2%)
  • August54 (9.6%)
  • September41 (7.3%)
  • October67 (12%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December40 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (67%)
  • Wet or damp174 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph536 (95%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist175 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (26%)
  • Car occupant135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian114 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20166 (27%)
  • 21 to 25100 (16%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (68%)
  • Pedestrian114 (18%)
  • Passenger82 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (18%)
  • Motorcycle171 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Oxford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 166th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1986

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1986: 138, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420138158034
2ndB4806972018
3rdA41446473015
4thA4165434608
5thB4495313309
6thA4158303515
7thA40283125
8thA4142131904
9thA4232200

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1986

Oxford had 523 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1986

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1986: 212.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years