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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1981, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (545), and casualties rose from 760.

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

Collisions in 1981
556
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
770
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
21
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
38% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1981

3.8% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1981 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious21438%
  • Slight32158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.2%
  • Serious27035%
  • Slight47562%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 556, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday109 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.9%)
  • February31 (5.6%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April43 (7.7%)
  • May54 (9.7%)
  • June48 (8.6%)
  • July39 (7%)
  • August47 (8.5%)
  • September61 (11%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December36 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other37 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (60%)
  • Wet or damp189 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (37%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph297 (53%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20238 (31%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (66%)
  • Passenger187 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (65%)
  • Motorcycle175 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 160th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1981: 63, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42363100422
2ndA41553042013
3rdA3292945013
4thA402945310
5thB40092935015
6thA4130232719
7thA418223437
8thB480172109
9thA4074152123
10thB4445152006
11thM40152009
12thB481122003
13thA41581115
14thA41588911
15thB401281331
16thA41425813
17thA41741202
18thB40154603
19thB4714402
20thA41293300

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1981

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1981: 38.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1981

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1981: 92.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years