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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1982, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (556), and casualties rose from 770.

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

Collisions in 1982
567
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
817
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
43% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1982

4.4% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1982 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.4%
  • Serious24443%
  • Slight29853%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.5%
  • Serious30838%
  • Slight48059%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 567, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday108 (19%)
  • Saturday94 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.6%)
  • February43 (7.6%)
  • March40 (7.1%)
  • April53 (9.3%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June46 (8.1%)
  • July48 (8.5%)
  • August39 (6.9%)
  • September46 (8.1%)
  • October41 (7.2%)
  • November66 (12%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (66%)
  • Wet or damp169 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (36%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph307 (54%)
  • 70 mph34 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (22%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20282 (35%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (63%)
  • Passenger229 (28%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (65%)
  • Motorcycle191 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 157th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1982: 55, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4235576320
2ndA403451416
3rdA4130335149
4thA4155324304
5thA3293149013
6thB4009223309
7thB4445172208
8thB480162519
9thA4074132125
10thA415132506
11thA418121814
12thB481111608
13thM40101515
14thB40167912
15thB402771103
16thB47171304
17thB40156905
18thB4785802
19thA41294410
20thB40124704

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1982

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1982: 42.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1982

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1982: 102.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1982, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years