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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1984, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1983 (462), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 1984
552
Up 19% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
746
Up 19% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1984

2.7% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious18834%
  • Slight34963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious22730%
  • Slight50468%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 552, up 19% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.2%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March46 (8.3%)
  • April32 (5.8%)
  • May65 (12%)
  • June47 (8.5%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August38 (6.9%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October51 (9.2%)
  • November50 (9.1%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (66%)
  • Wet or damp176 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (44%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph200 (36%)
  • 70 mph55 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (25%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20221 (30%)
  • 21 to 25119 (16%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (67%)
  • Passenger179 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (58%)
  • Motorcycle189 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had the 167th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1984

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1984: 76, including 5 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42076123535
2ndA4155367110
3rdA4175372113
4thA344981117
5thB40174664320
6thA338374908
7thB4044202505
8thA4183182207
9thA423121402
10thB45078802
11thA413071102
12thB449371204
13thB40165600
14thB40193502
15thA40951100
16thA41851100
17thB40001100
18thB40011201
19thB45081201

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1984

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1984: 99.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1984

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1984: 166.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1984, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years