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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1981, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (317), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 1981
343
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
513
Up 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1981

4.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.1%
  • Serious9026%
  • Slight23970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight37773%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 343, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (20%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March27 (7.9%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July24 (7%)
  • August31 (9%)
  • September33 (9.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December20 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (62%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Snow11 (3.2%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph206 (60%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (96%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20150 (29%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (60%)
  • Passenger157 (31%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (66%)
  • Motorcycle105 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1981.

Collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1981: 45, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344580113
2ndA40345545
3rdA4095303806
4thB4020182908
5thB4022121610
6thA361111611
7thA415111401
8thA42391312
9thB40307703
10thA446902
11thB444961011
12thA4245812
13thB40444601
14thB404741020
15thB44374501
16thB44504702
17thB40263301

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1981

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1981: 37.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1981

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1981: 104.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years