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Oxford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2003, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (572), and casualties fell from 667.

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

Collisions in 2003
514
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
620
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Oxford in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight44987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight54688%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 514, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.6%)
  • February38 (7.4%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April35 (6.8%)
  • May43 (8.4%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July35 (6.8%)
  • August35 (6.8%)
  • September49 (9.5%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December41 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (76%)
  • Wet or damp115 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph444 (86%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph41 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (40%)
  • Cyclist173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (13%)
  • 21 to 25107 (17%)
  • 26 to 35125 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (66%)
  • Passenger114 (18%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle183 (19%)
  • Bus or coach81 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 142nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2003

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2003, with 94 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2003

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2003: 106, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420106121110
2ndA4144576806
3rdB480495519
4thA4142385408
5thB4495364409
6thA40354916
7thA4165314202
8thA4158111101
9thB415081300
10thA4233300
11thA442200
12thB40441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2003

Oxford had 454 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2003

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2003: 198.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years