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Oxford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2008, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (435), and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 2008
452
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
524
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Oxford in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight46388%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 452, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 452
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday90 (20%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April35 (7.7%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June44 (9.7%)
  • July43 (9.5%)
  • August29 (6.4%)
  • September30 (6.6%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November34 (7.5%)
  • December27 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (78%)
  • Wet or damp92 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (12%)
  • 30 mph356 (79%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (78%)
  • Roundabout58 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (33%)
  • Cyclist163 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (24%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (0.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (21%)
  • Bus or coach69 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 135th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2008

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2008, with 72 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2008

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2008: 92, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4209210008
2ndA40395107
3rdB480394600
4thA4144384302
5thB4495303103
6thA4165262603
7thA4142203012
8thA4158172205
9thB4150121502
10thA4231100
11thA441200
12thM401100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2008

Oxford had 391 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2008

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2008: 163.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years