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Oxford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2011, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2010 (359), and casualties rose from 440.

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

Collisions in 2011
367
Up 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
465
Up 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Oxford in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40687%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 367, up 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (9.3%)
  • Sunday32 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February36 (9.8%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April33 (9%)
  • May33 (9%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September25 (6.8%)
  • October32 (8.7%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December21 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (81%)
  • Wet or damp67 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph188 (51%)
  • 30 mph138 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (80%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (35%)
  • Cyclist142 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (22%)
  • Bus or coach58 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 157th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2011

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2011, with 56 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2011

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2011: 75, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4207596010
2ndB480466206
3rdB4495273405
4thA4144263314
5thA4165212403
6thA40202704
7thA4142202603
8thA4158111303
9thB415091901
10thA441200
11thB40151200
12thB40441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2011

Oxford had 319 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2011

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2011: 138.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years