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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1985, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (381), and casualties fell from 562.

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

Collisions in 1985
346
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
496
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1985

3.5% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious10330%
  • Slight23167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious13627%
  • Slight34870%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 346, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.2%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June28 (8.1%)
  • July29 (8.4%)
  • August45 (13%)
  • September19 (5.5%)
  • October26 (7.5%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (60%)
  • Wet or damp113 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow13 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph202 (58%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (93%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (17%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20114 (23%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (66%)
  • Motorcycle86 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1985.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1985: 41, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344172211
2ndA40375977
3rdA40953752011
4thA361274219
5thA44152502
6thA415111102
7thB4020111202
8thA423101923
9thB402291003
10thB44496903
11thB40474803
12thB40263401
13thB44373701
14thB44503302
15thA4242400
16thB40302201
17thB40271200
18thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1985

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1985: 39.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1985

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1985: 101.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1985, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years