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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1980, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (461), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 1980
424
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
586
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
42% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1980

3.5% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious18042%
  • Slight22954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious21937%
  • Slight35060%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 424, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (11%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September39 (9.2%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December38 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (63%)
  • Wet or damp135 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (39%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph189 (45%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (24%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20194 (33%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (66%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (60%)
  • Motorcycle139 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in the Vale of White Horse

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1980.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1980

The A417 and A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1980, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174665217
2ndA4204673520
3rdA344371717
4thB40173649118
5thA338284408
6thA4152535011
7thA4183131403
8thB4044121406
9thA4130101602
10thA4239903
11thB40167903
12thB45076804
13thB40005703
14thB40193402
15thB44943600
16thA40951100
17thB40011401
18thB45081100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1980

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1980: 69.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1980

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1980: 126.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years