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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1979, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,960 collisions in the Vale of White Horse.

Collisions in 1979
461
Casualties in 1979
645
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
40% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1979

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious18540%
  • Slight26357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious23436%
  • Slight39661%

Vale of White Horse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of White Horse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 461.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147170
2024135161
2023151198
2022162210
2021160194
2020166221
2019189248
2018211289
2017253325
2016246364
2015281365
2014287383
2013240315
2012287370
2011284397
2010293396
2009285389
2008315438
2007356483
2006381531
2005401544
2004387525
2003404539
2002472658
2001455647
2000470679
1999428604
1998444622
1997471652
1996431601
1995423572
1994413584
1993433604
1992438627
1991427583
1990484711
1989472655
1988494666
1987437577
1986517688
1985457579
1984552746
1983462625
1982466648
1981408549
1980424586
1979461645

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of White Horse in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April25 (5.4%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September40 (8.7%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November44 (9.5%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other52 (11%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (58%)
  • Wet or damp143 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (7.4%)
  • Snow15 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph201 (44%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (23%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20191 (30%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (62%)
  • Passenger189 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (61%)
  • Motorcycle145 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Vale of White Horse

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1979.

Collisions
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1979

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1979: 56, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4205678219
2ndA4175482219
3rdA344875217
4thB40173643313
5thA4153545113
6thA338263518
7thB4016141808
8thA4183131808
9thB450781902
10thA413071102
11thA4237703
12thA409561104
13thB40446600
14thB45084503
15thA41853302
16thB40003500
17thB40012201
18thB44942601

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1979

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1979: 65.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1979

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1979: 119.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years