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Oxford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2013, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (402), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 2013
362
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
405
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Oxford in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36289%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 362, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 362
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (8.6%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April30 (8.3%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August22 (6.1%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October50 (14%)
  • November29 (8%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (74%)
  • Wet or damp89 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph197 (54%)
  • 30 mph134 (37%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist169 (42%)
  • Car occupant112 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2573 (18%)
  • 26 to 35106 (26%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Passenger60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (25%)
  • Bus or coach42 (6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 138th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2013

St Mary's, Oxford, OX4 1JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2013, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2013

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2013: 87, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4208793011
2ndB480374703
3rdB4495353804
4thA4144272905
5thA4142213000
6thA40202413
7thA4165191903
8thA4158161602
9thA442200
10thB41502301
11thB44491100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2013

Oxford had 337 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2013

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2013: 150.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2013.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years