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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1983, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (567), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1983
498
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
694
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1983

2.4% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1983 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious18437%
  • Slight30261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious23634%
  • Slight44464%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 498, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (10%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday103 (21%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March43 (8.6%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June36 (7.2%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August46 (9.2%)
  • September49 (9.8%)
  • October38 (7.6%)
  • November35 (7%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (64%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (40%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph234 (47%)
  • 70 mph45 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20205 (30%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (63%)
  • Passenger187 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (67%)
  • Motorcycle135 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1983.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1983: 52, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4235283224
2ndA403760313
3rdA3292733110
4thA41302430011
5thA41552434111
6thB480193008
7thB4009172306
8thA4074152616
9thB4445131703
10thB481121906
11thM40112406
12thA415101403
13thA41871304
14thB47871103
15thB40166701
16thB40276903
17thB44936603
18thA41425801
19thB4715502
20thA41294401

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1983

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1983: 37.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1983

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1983: 96.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years