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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1986, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1985 (539), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 1986
604
Up 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
837
Up 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1986

3.1% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious20233%
  • Slight38363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious26031%
  • Slight55666%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 604, up 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday116 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.5%)
  • February31 (5.1%)
  • March51 (8.4%)
  • April48 (7.9%)
  • May56 (9.3%)
  • June52 (8.6%)
  • July54 (8.9%)
  • August51 (8.4%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October57 (9.4%)
  • November53 (8.8%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other24 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (61%)
  • Wet or damp201 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph322 (53%)
  • 70 mph62 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (16%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20251 (30%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (70%)
  • Motorcycle141 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 146th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A329 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1986: 51, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3295176218
2ndA4234972616
3rdA404675317
4thA4155283915
5thM40274318
6thA41302629010
7thB40092431011
8thA415182725
9thB4445182609
10thA4074173208
11thB480172515
12thB481172606
13thB471101000
14thA41891003
15thB452691002
16thB402781302
17thA41427902
18thB44936705
19thA412951002
20thA41751502

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1986

Henley-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1986: 38.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1986

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1986: 98.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years