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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1987, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1986 (604), and casualties fell from 837.

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

Collisions in 1987
489
Down 19% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
699
Down 16% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 1987

4.5% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.5%
  • Serious15431%
  • Slight31364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.6%
  • Serious19428%
  • Slight48069%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 489, down 19% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June45 (9.2%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September29 (5.9%)
  • October40 (8.2%)
  • November36 (7.4%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (60%)
  • Wet or damp177 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (37%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph252 (52%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (16%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20185 (26%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (64%)
  • Passenger192 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (68%)
  • Motorcycle115 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1987.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A423 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 1987: 48, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4234871319
2ndA3294060118
3rdA4155233744
4thA415213608
5thA40193323
6thB4009193706
7thA4130172006
8thM40162322
9thA4074152206
10thB480151822
11thB481132314
12thA418102104
13thA412971303
14thA414271002
15thB44457702
16thB401261102
17thB402761003
18thB4716712
19thB40164403
20thB45264500

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1987

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 1987: 33.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 1987

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 1987: 79.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years