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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1983, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (318), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1983
307
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
483
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1983

4.6% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.6%
  • Serious8628%
  • Slight20767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight34171%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 307, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday64 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May19 (6.2%)
  • June25 (8.1%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August11 (3.6%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November25 (8.1%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (61%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (30%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph193 (63%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (95%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (18%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20157 (33%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 755 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (58%)
  • Passenger164 (34%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (65%)
  • Motorcycle86 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1983.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1983: 37, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA343772412
2ndA4095345416
3rdA40284637
4thA361182903
5thA415151811
6thB4022141812
7thB4020122015
8thB4030122302
9thA44101613
10thA42382312
11thB40474600
12thB44374701
13thB44494502
14thB402631001
15thB44502301
16thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1983

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1983: 26.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1983

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1983: 80.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years