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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1980, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (551), and casualties rose from 744.

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

Collisions in 1980
545
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
760
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1980

2.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious20137%
  • Slight32860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious26735%
  • Slight47663%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 545, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday64 (12%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.6%)
  • February34 (6.2%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April46 (8.4%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July47 (8.6%)
  • August36 (6.6%)
  • September48 (8.8%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November47 (8.6%)
  • December44 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (61%)
  • Wet or damp186 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (36%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph270 (50%)
  • 70 mph55 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20237 (31%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (64%)
  • Passenger216 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (65%)
  • Motorcycle187 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 170th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1980: 61, including 6 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4236177620
2ndA3294766119
3rdA403139014
4thA41303144011
5thB40093060017
6thA4155213306
7thA4074203306
8thA418162106
9thA415141803
10thM40141718
11thB480111105
12thA41429914
13thA41298903
14thA415881112
15thB444581412
16thB401271614
17thB4786802
18thB40275701
19thB4715701
20thB40164803

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1980

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1980: 37.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1980

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1980: 99.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years