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Oxford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2014, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2013 (362), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 2014
452
Up 25% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
531
Up 31% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Oxford in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight45586%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 452, up 25% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 452
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May37 (8.2%)
  • June41 (9.1%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December24 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (69%)
  • Wet or damp135 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph222 (49%)
  • 30 mph197 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (80%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist201 (38%)
  • Car occupant157 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 35128 (24%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (69%)
  • Passenger93 (18%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle216 (25%)
  • Bus or coach62 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 101st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2014

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2014, with 77 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2014

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2014: 73, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4207387011
2ndB4805362110
3rdA4144404406
4thB4495404505
5thA40385207
6thA4158242704
7thA4165232404
8thA4142223502
9thB41507910
10thA41551100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2014

Oxford had 402 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2014

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2014: 174.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years