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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1979, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,019 collisions in West Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 1979
314
Casualties in 1979
462
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8728%
  • Slight21869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33973%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 314.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131178
2024128161
2023118160
2022163213
2021126157
2020124163
2019129165
2018191258
2017177245
2016223317
2015194285
2014243334
2013221294
2012229315
2011232306
2010213290
2009256342
2008241324
2007271373
2006301442
2005302419
2004265361
2003293410
2002339488
2001371528
2000405565
1999414609
1998350498
1997393555
1996327499
1995305417
1994307433
1993303464
1992287415
1991302441
1990354520
1989378573
1988362560
1987344492
1986381554
1985346496
1984381562
1983307483
1982318479
1981343513
1980317462
1979314462

When and where crashes happen in West Oxfordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8%)
  • February24 (7.6%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May31 (9.9%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July21 (6.7%)
  • August31 (9.9%)
  • September22 (7%)
  • October24 (7.6%)
  • November44 (14%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Other30 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (54%)
  • Wet or damp91 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.3%)
  • Snow17 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph201 (64%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20158 (34%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (62%)
  • Passenger139 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (62%)
  • Motorcycle105 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in West Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1979.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1979: 35, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34355227
2ndA40325016
3rdA4095324839
4thA3612143110
5thA415131513
6thB4022111304
7thB402091304
8thA4471203
9thB404771002
10thB44496702
11thA4235702
12thA4245801
13thB443751110
14thB40274600
15thB40304601
16thB44503300
17thB40442301
18thA4361400
19thB40261101

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1979

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1979: 40.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1979

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1979: 104.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years