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Oxford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2000, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (541), and casualties fell from 648.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,146 collisions in Oxford.

Collisions in 2000
520
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
626
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2000

1% of collisions in Oxford in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight45588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious619.7%
  • Slight56089%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 520, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (18%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.6%)
  • February47 (9%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April43 (8.3%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July40 (7.7%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September43 (8.3%)
  • October50 (9.6%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December42 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph474 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9%)
  • Roundabout47 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (36%)
  • Cyclist165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded63 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (62%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (17%)
  • Bus or coach84 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Oxford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oxford ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 157th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2000

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2000: 108, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420108143316
2ndA4144586605
3rdB4495486007
4thB480425005
5thA4165404608
6thA40385100
7thA4142303612
8thA4158152000
9thB41508800
10thA444501

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2000

Oxford had 466 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2000

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2000: 165.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years