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Oxford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2004, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (514), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 2004
486
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
564
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2004

1% of collisions in Oxford in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight42086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight49588%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 486, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 486
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (18%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (10%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.6%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April37 (7.6%)
  • May45 (9.3%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July42 (8.6%)
  • August30 (6.2%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October47 (9.7%)
  • November46 (9.5%)
  • December35 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (70%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph412 (85%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (36%)
  • Cyclist154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2085 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger102 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (19%)
  • Bus or coach79 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 146th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2004

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2004, with 74 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2004

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2004: 85, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420859707
2ndB480566119
3rdA40395815
4thA4144374206
5thB4495353802
6thA4142324419
7thA4165202203
8thA4158141602
9thB4150121401
10thA443301
11thA4232200
12thA31200
13thA3201100
14thA40741100
15thB41581100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2004

Oxford had 424 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2004

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2004: 183.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years