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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1985, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (559), and casualties fell from 762.

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

Collisions in 1985
539
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
754
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
18
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1985

3.3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious16230%
  • Slight35967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious20327%
  • Slight53371%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 539, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.5%)
  • February28 (5.2%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May50 (9.3%)
  • June51 (9.5%)
  • July50 (9.3%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September52 (9.6%)
  • October36 (6.7%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (62%)
  • Wet or damp176 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (35%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph290 (54%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist53 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20200 (27%)
  • 21 to 25124 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (63%)
  • Passenger219 (29%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (67%)
  • Motorcycle156 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 167th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1985: 68, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4236891224
2ndA3294565218
3rdA40355515
4thA4155233126
5thA4130222614
6thB4009223117
7thB4802166113
8thA4074203039
9thA415131702
10thB4493131611
11thA418121211
12thB481111406
13thB444591501
14thM4081813
15thB47171110
16thA414261012
17thB40276801
18thB40164600
19thB44954400
20thA41293300

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1985

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1985: 43.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1985

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1985: 101.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years