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Oxford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2010, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (376), and casualties fell from 444.

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

Collisions in 2010
359
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
440
Down 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2010

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2010 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight28880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight36884%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 359, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February21 (5.8%)
  • March33 (9.2%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June35 (9.7%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August10 (2.8%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November49 (14%)
  • December15 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (76%)
  • Wet or damp77 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph173 (48%)
  • 30 mph143 (40%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (77%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (40%)
  • Cyclist128 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (66%)
  • Passenger91 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (21%)
  • Bus or coach51 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 161st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2010

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2010, with 51 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2010

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2010: 68, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4206874012
2ndA40436007
3rdA41444049010
4thB480303707
5thB4495232605
6thA4142212702
7thA4165181903
8thB4150101301
9thA415881302
10thA443301

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2010

Oxford had 309 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2010

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2010: 115.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2010.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years