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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1982, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (408), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 1982
466
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
648
Up 18% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
38% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1982

4.5% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.5%
  • Serious17838%
  • Slight26757%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious23536%
  • Slight39060%

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. 1982 is highlighted, with 466, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June39 (8.4%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August46 (9.9%)
  • September46 (9.9%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (62%)
  • Wet or damp159 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph200 (43%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (27%)
  • Cyclist58 (9%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20230 (35%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (67%)
  • Passenger166 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (61%)
  • Motorcycle167 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1982.

Collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1982

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1982: 67, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42067100522
2ndB40174558017
3rdA4174258319
4thA344061514
5thA4153846312
6thA3383559112
7thA4183151805
8thA423131704
9thB4044111804
10thA41305600
11thB45075502
12thA40954612
13thA41854500
14thB44934703
15thB449441103
16thB45084402
17thB40163703
18thB40193402
19thB40002602
20thB40012501

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1982

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1982: 82.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1982

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1982: 124.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1982, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years