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Oxford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2001, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (520), and casualties rose from 626.

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

Collisions in 2001
524
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
641
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Oxford in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight46589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6610%
  • Slight57289%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 524, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.7%)
  • February38 (7.3%)
  • March44 (8.4%)
  • April43 (8.2%)
  • May47 (9%)
  • June52 (9.9%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August42 (8%)
  • September47 (9%)
  • October48 (9.2%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (71%)
  • Wet or damp139 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph459 (88%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (76%)
  • Roundabout66 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (42%)
  • Cyclist131 (20%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded51 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (60%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (14%)
  • Bus or coach95 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 154th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2001

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2001, with 71 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2001

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2001: 86, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420869917
2ndA40567707
3rdA4144525505
4thB480526517
5thA4165353804
6thA4142334304
7thB4495324017
8thA4158212601
9thB4150122102
10thA444600
11thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2001

Oxford had 456 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2001

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2001: 197.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years