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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1984, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (498), and casualties rose from 694.

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

Collisions in 1984
559
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
762
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
34% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1984

3.2% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.2%
  • Serious19034%
  • Slight35163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious23230%
  • Slight51167%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 559, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.6%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March50 (8.9%)
  • April37 (6.6%)
  • May48 (8.6%)
  • June45 (8.1%)
  • July49 (8.8%)
  • August49 (8.8%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October45 (8.1%)
  • November55 (9.8%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (61%)
  • Wet or damp210 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (37%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph280 (50%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20223 (29%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (67%)
  • Passenger187 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (67%)
  • Motorcycle166 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 162nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1984: 59, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4235989220
2ndA403649216
3rdA3293445211
4thA4155293913
5thB4009283729
6thA4130212504
7thA415152306
8thM40154114
9thA4074142212
10thA418131933
11thB480111406
12thB4012101203
13thB4445101311
14thB48191304
15thB44938803
16thA41427703
17thB40276702
18thB4716702
19thB4785800
20thA41584402

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1984

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1984: 40.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1984

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1984: 105.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years