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Oxford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2005, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (486), and casualties rose from 564.

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

Collisions in 2005
465
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
567
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Oxford in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious508.8%
  • Slight51390%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 465, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (18%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (9.9%)
  • Sunday39 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April34 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September37 (8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November45 (9.7%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (75%)
  • Wet or damp109 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph372 (80%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (10%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (37%)
  • Cyclist158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2589 (16%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (22%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (19%)
  • Bus or coach77 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 158th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2005

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2005, with 74 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2005

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2005: 89, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42089102010
2ndB480465006
3rdA4144455205
4thA4142346815
5thB4495313402
6thA4165293800
7thA40223101
8thA4158212201
9thB4150141600
10thA443301
11thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2005

Oxford had 414 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2005

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2005: 183.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years