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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1984, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1983 (307), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 1984
381
Up 24% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
562
Up 16% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1984

1.8% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9725%
  • Slight27773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12823%
  • Slight42776%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 381, up 24% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February22 (5.8%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May33 (8.7%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July30 (7.9%)
  • August24 (6.3%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (58%)
  • Wet or damp134 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph227 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (93%)
  • Roundabout19 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (18%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (28%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (59%)
  • Passenger185 (33%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (67%)
  • Motorcycle101 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1984.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1984: 39, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA343979012
2ndA40356718
3rdA4095344509
4thA415253118
5thA361223918
6thB4022182115
7thA423152212
8thA44132104
9thB4047101404
10thB4449101312
11thB402091002
12thA4245603
13thB40305700
14thB44504501
15thB40263401
16thB44373500
17thA4361200
18thB40271100
19thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1984

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1984: 54.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1984

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1984: 95.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years