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Oxford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 1987, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (563), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 1987
521
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
576
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 1987

0.4% of collisions in Oxford in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious13826%
  • Slight38173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious14124%
  • Slight43375%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 521, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 521
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (11%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.3%)
  • February41 (7.9%)
  • March45 (8.6%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May47 (9%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July50 (9.6%)
  • August38 (7.3%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December29 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (67%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph498 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (80%)
  • Roundabout53 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist168 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (24%)
  • Pedestrian129 (22%)
  • Car occupant112 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (23%)
  • 21 to 2590 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (65%)
  • Pedestrian129 (22%)
  • Passenger70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle182 (19%)
  • Motorcycle153 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 166th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 1987

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 1987: 118, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420118130126
2ndB4805357017
3rdA41654243011
4thA41443949010
5thB4495353808
6thA40333708
7thA4142242904
8thA4158222208
9thA4233302
10thA431100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 1987

Oxford had 492 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 1987

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 1987: 180.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years