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Oxford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2009, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2008 (452), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2009
376
Down 17% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
444
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Oxford in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight30782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight37384%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 376, down 17% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 376
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (9.8%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February31 (8.2%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April35 (9.3%)
  • May27 (7.2%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August30 (8%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (75%)
  • Wet or damp84 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph106 (28%)
  • 30 mph231 (61%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (83%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist155 (35%)
  • Car occupant145 (33%)
  • Pedestrian68 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (22%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (68%)
  • Passenger75 (17%)
  • Pedestrian68 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle160 (23%)
  • Bus or coach46 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 162nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2009

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2009, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2009

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2009: 76, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4207687117
2ndA4144455106
3rdA4165323609
4thB480313708
5thA40212805
6thB4495212600
7thA4142172811
8thA4158111203
9thB415061101
10thA441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2009

Oxford had 336 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2009

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2009: 133.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years