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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1986, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1985 (346), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 1986
381
Up 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
554
Up 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1986

3.4% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1986 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious13535%
  • Slight23361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious18233%
  • Slight35865%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 381, up 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September27 (7.1%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November29 (7.6%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (59%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (36%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph215 (56%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.6%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (14%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20129 (23%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (61%)
  • Passenger160 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (67%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1986.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1986: 48, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344883219
2ndA40954355010
3rdA403353111
4thA3612245110
5thA4152124012
6thB4022141707
7thA44121914
8thB4020111204
9thA42381412
10thB44497915
11thB404761001
12thA42451001
13thB40265700
14thB40304401
15thB40272501
16thB40442301
17thB44372300
18thB44501100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1986

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1986: 62.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1986

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1986: 97.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years