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Oxford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2007, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (458), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2007
435
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
520
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Oxford in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight45487%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 435, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (19%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February39 (9%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October29 (6.7%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December36 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (77%)
  • Wet or damp98 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (11%)
  • 30 mph346 (80%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (31%)
  • Cyclist153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (62%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (21%)
  • Bus or coach80 (10%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 158th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2007

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2007, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2007

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2007: 85, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4208590012
2ndB480475707
3rdA4144424504
4thA4165364515
5thB4495304003
6thA40294215
7thA4142232702
8thA4158182804
9thB41505701
10thA443300
11thA41431100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2007

Oxford had 394 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2007

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2007: 166.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years