Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Oxfordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1987, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (381), and casualties fell from 554.

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

Collisions in 1987
344
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
492
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 1987

3.2% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious11132%
  • Slight22265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious14028%
  • Slight33869%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 344, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March16 (4.7%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June28 (8.1%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September23 (6.7%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (55%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph224 (65%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (94%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (22%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (64%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1987.

Collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A34 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 1987: 50, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA345083220
2ndA40324615
3rdA40952543310
4thA361223616
5thB4020192306
6thA415142505
7thB4022131513
8thA44101301
9thB40308803
10thB44498802
11thA4237802
12thB44507801
13thB40476702
14thB40264602
15thA4243301
16thA4332310
17thB40272301
18thB44372201
19thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1987

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 1987: 44.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 1987

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 1987: 97.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years