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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1979, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,707 collisions in South Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 1979
551
Casualties in 1979
744
Fatal collisions
18
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1979

3.3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious20337%
  • Slight33060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious26435%
  • Slight45862%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 551.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025142175
2024142184
2023152196
2022166212
2021153190
2020163202
2019194261
2018182252
2017210284
2016272401
2015331448
2014279363
2013277401
2012332469
2011368516
2010342476
2009354494
2008389512
2007403568
2006478651
2005408583
2004429564
2003491657
2002541777
2001533778
2000485681
1999557796
1998523723
1997570856
1996540790
1995528765
1994531814
1993470689
1992535841
1991564785
1990567794
1989606834
1988592865
1987489699
1986604837
1985539754
1984559762
1983498694
1982567817
1981556770
1980545760
1979551744

When and where crashes happen in South Oxfordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (10%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February33 (6%)
  • March49 (8.9%)
  • April45 (8.2%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July49 (8.9%)
  • August49 (8.9%)
  • September47 (8.5%)
  • October48 (8.7%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December40 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting139 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Other43 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (59%)
  • Wet or damp169 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6.5%)
  • Snow18 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph260 (47%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist64 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20221 (30%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (67%)
  • Passenger174 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (61%)
  • Motorcycle186 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 167th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1979: 67, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42367101224
2ndA41303844013
3rdA403155116
4thA329263027
5thB4009253527
6thA4155233005
7thA418222805
8thM40182416
9thA4074163328
10thB480142237
11thA415111213
12thB481111404
13thB44458903
14thB40127802
15thB40277803
16thB4787901
17thA41296912
18thB401661211
19thA41425503
20thA415851004

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1979

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1979: 54.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1979

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1979: 88.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years