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Oxford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,146 road traffic collisions in Oxford from 1979 to 2025, and 24,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 188 were fatal and 3,822 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 244 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (259), and casualties fell from 284 to 258.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,146
154th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,584
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
188
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
244
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Oxford

0.9% of collisions in Oxford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1880.9%
  • Serious3,82218%
  • Slight17,13681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1930.8%
  • Serious4,06417%
  • Slight20,32783%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. In 2025 there were 244, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 244
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025244258
2024259284
2023237246
2022240265
2021239262
2020206223
2019306343
2018287338
2017319376
2016384451
2015409461
2014452531
2013362405
2012402478
2011367465
2010359440
2009376444
2008452524
2007435520
2006458560
2005465567
2004486564
2003514620
2002572667
2001524641
2000520626
1999541648
1998532618
1997554670
1996463540
1995478556
1994456537
1993503596
1992535633
1991483569
1990553635
1989564630
1988462515
1987521576
1986563622
1985595654
1984622707
1983562642
1982551633
1981599720
1980556645
1979579679

When and where crashes happen in Oxford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,082 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,140 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,373 (16%)
  • Thursday3,374 (16%)
  • Friday3,593 (17%)
  • Saturday2,687 (13%)
  • Sunday1,897 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59792 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59270 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,577 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,140 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,828 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,303 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,295 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,941 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,622 (7.7%)
  • February1,578 (7.5%)
  • March1,701 (8%)
  • April1,488 (7%)
  • May1,864 (8.8%)
  • June1,865 (8.8%)
  • July1,816 (8.6%)
  • August1,527 (7.2%)
  • September1,742 (8.2%)
  • October2,135 (10%)
  • November2,168 (10%)
  • December1,640 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,093 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,538 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting233 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown176 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit65 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,326 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,461 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds249 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds217 (1%)
  • Fog or mist78 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds62 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other533 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded212 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,113 (71%)
  • Wet or damp5,614 (27%)
  • Frost or ice235 (1.1%)
  • Snow48 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded118 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3,017 (14%)
  • 30 mph16,354 (77%)
  • 40 mph252 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph507 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph277 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph732 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,979 (80%)
  • Roundabout1,822 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1,813 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road500 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Oxford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,488 (30%)
  • Cyclist7,279 (30%)
  • Pedestrian4,001 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist3,907 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,150 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant257 (1%)
  • Van occupant241 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant58 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant57 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5422 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10734 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,247 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,413 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,804 (15%)
  • 26 to 354,768 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,879 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,201 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,462 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75824 (3.4%)
  • Over 75653 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1,177 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,479 (67%)
  • Passenger4,104 (17%)
  • Pedestrian4,001 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,792 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle7,681 (20%)
  • Motorcycle4,255 (11%)
  • Bus or coach2,279 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,484 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car707 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes613 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle205 (0.5%)
  • Minibus142 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)95 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Oxford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Oxford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oxford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 154th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge21,47427,6382233,430
153rdStockton-on-Tees21,37128,4203793,284
154thOxford (this area)21,14624,5841883,822
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369
156thPowys20,84330,9376856,054
157thMiddlesbrough20,82326,8452722,902

Accident hotspots in Oxford

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford, with 1,409 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford from 1979 to 2025: 4,156, including 39 fatal and 707 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4204,1564,70839707
2ndA41442,2142,53716410
3rdB4802,0822,37618369
4thB44951,4391,6466262
5thA41651,3911,57614252
6thA401,3421,72524203
7thA41421,0081,35517172
8thA41588831,0276178
9thB4150302396336
10thA4484110013
11thA4235562113
12thA40743700
13thA41553301
14thA3202201
15thB40442200
16thA31200
17thA341100
18thA41251100
19thA41431100
20thA421101

Towns in Oxford

Oxford had 19,170 collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Postcode districts in Oxford

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford from 1979 to 2025: 7,731.

Latest crashes in Oxford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Oxford, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity