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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1986, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1985 (457), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 1986
517
Up 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
688
Up 19% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 1986

3.1% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1986 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious18736%
  • Slight31461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious22833%
  • Slight44364%

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. 1986 is highlighted, with 517, up 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.2%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March46 (8.9%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May46 (8.9%)
  • June48 (9.3%)
  • July42 (8.1%)
  • August40 (7.7%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October40 (7.7%)
  • November50 (9.7%)
  • December44 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (60%)
  • Wet or damp191 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph212 (41%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (21%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20196 (28%)
  • 21 to 25116 (17%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (68%)
  • Passenger168 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (60%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1986.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 1986

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 1986: 65, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42065101524
2ndA4175262020
3rdA3384659115
4thA344565318
5thA4154346010
6thB40173755118
7thB4044202808
8thA4183161714
9thA4130101603
10thA409571002
11thA4237802
12thB40167805
13thB450771303
14thA41853401
15thB40003601
16thB44943602
17thB40192202
18thB44932301
19thB45082202

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1986

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 1986: 81.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 1986

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 1986: 140.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years