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Oxford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2012, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (367), and casualties rose from 465.

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

Collisions in 2012
402
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
478
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2012

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2012 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight33283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight40785%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 402, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 402
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February34 (8.5%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April22 (5.5%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August29 (7.2%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (69%)
  • Wet or damp121 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph209 (52%)
  • 30 mph159 (40%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (82%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist180 (38%)
  • Car occupant161 (34%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2583 (17%)
  • 26 to 35103 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (25%)
  • Bus or coach47 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 118th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2012

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2012, with 61 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2012

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2012: 86, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4208695014
2ndA4144364004
3rdB4495324107
4thB480323304
5thA4165243707
6thA40232903
7thA4158202305
8thA4142193002
9thB41507803
10thA444501
11thA40741400
12thA41551101

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2012

Oxford had 352 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2012

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2012: 154.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years