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Oxford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2002, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (524), and casualties rose from 641.

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

Collisions in 2002
572
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
667
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Oxford in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight49386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight58688%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 572, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (12%)
  • February50 (8.7%)
  • March38 (6.6%)
  • April32 (5.6%)
  • May37 (6.5%)
  • June41 (7.2%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August38 (6.6%)
  • September44 (7.7%)
  • October54 (9.4%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December48 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (66%)
  • Wet or damp191 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph504 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (42%)
  • Cyclist157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (26%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded72 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (65%)
  • Passenger143 (21%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (15%)
  • Bus or coach96 (9%)
  • Motorcycle89 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 129th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2002

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2002, with 89 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2002

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2002: 107, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420107122015
2ndB4806167111
3rdA4144546007
4thB4495485409
5thA4142364716
6thA4165343802
7thA40313602
8thA4158182802
9thB4150101100
10thA444600
11thA41251100
12thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2002

Oxford had 520 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2002

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2002: 221.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years