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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1980, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (314), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1980
317
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
462
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1980

4.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight22671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious8919%
  • Slight35877%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 317, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday65 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February15 (4.7%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May42 (13%)
  • June22 (6.9%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September17 (5.4%)
  • October42 (13%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (65%)
  • Wet or damp95 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph178 (56%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (91%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (28%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (58%)
  • Passenger143 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (63%)
  • Motorcycle101 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in West Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1980.

Collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1980: 45, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34456149
2ndA40314926
3rdA4095313505
4thA361254108
5thB4022121912
6thA415101801
7thA44102506
8thB402091113
9thB443781800
10thB402661102
11thB44496912
12thA4235801
13thB40304911
14thB40473611
15thA4242200
16thB40272202
17thB40442601
18thB44502200

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1980

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1980: 37.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1980

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1980: 86.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years