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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1981, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (424), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 1981
408
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
549
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1981

3.7% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious16039%
  • Slight23357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious20337%
  • Slight32960%

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. 1981 is highlighted, with 408, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.4%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March45 (11%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November40 (9.8%)
  • December27 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (46%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph162 (40%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (28%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20180 (33%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (66%)
  • Passenger146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (57%)
  • Motorcycle157 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in the Vale of White Horse

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1981.

Collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1981

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1981: 49, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4204982325
2ndA4174149014
3rdA343763619
4thB40173335014
5thA4153037110
6thA338232906
7thB4507142108
8thA4183121205
9thA4130101912
10thB4044101113
11thA4238902
12thB40165702
13thB44942502
14thB45082602
15thA40951200
16thB40001101
17thB40011100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1981

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1981: 75.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1981

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1981: 125.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1981, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years