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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1983, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (466), and casualties fell from 648.

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

Collisions in 1983
462
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
625
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1983

3.7% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1983 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.7%
  • Serious17337%
  • Slight27259%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.2%
  • Serious23037%
  • Slight37560%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 462, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May41 (8.9%)
  • June31 (6.7%)
  • July38 (8.2%)
  • August37 (8%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December41 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (39%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph189 (41%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (22%)
  • Cyclist79 (13%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20188 (30%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (68%)
  • Passenger146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (60%)
  • Motorcycle141 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1983.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1983

The A417 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1983: 53, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4175368225
2ndA42052100434
3rdA345176317
4thB40174355213
5thA4153750010
6thA338293617
7thB4044141508
8thA4183111203
9thB4016111811
10thA4237702
11thB450771002
12thB44934503
13thB44944511
14thB40003601
15thA41302200
16thA41442200
17thB40012200
18thB40192200
19thA40951201
20thA41851100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1983

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1983: 74.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1983

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1983: 131.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years