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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1982, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (343), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 1982
318
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
479
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1982

4.4% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious9831%
  • Slight20665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious13228%
  • Slight33269%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 318, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July30 (9.4%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (61%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph201 (63%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20144 (30%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (63%)
  • Passenger142 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (64%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1982.

Collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A4095 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1982: 33, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40953353310
2ndA34293417
3rdA3612847012
4thA40284844
5thB4020141915
6thB4022111311
7thA423102504
8thA44101513
9thA41591211
10thB443791902
11thB40307903
12thB444971204
13thB445051102
14thA4243803
15thB40263501
16thB40473301
17thB40271200
18thB40441201

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1982

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1982: 36.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1982

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1982: 82.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years