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Oxford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2015, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (452), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2015
409
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
461
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2015

0.2% of collisions in Oxford in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39586%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 409, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 409
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (20%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February30 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8.3%)
  • April43 (11%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June35 (8.6%)
  • July38 (9.3%)
  • August26 (6.4%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December25 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (74%)
  • Wet or damp104 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph211 (52%)
  • 30 mph158 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (75%)
  • Roundabout60 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist199 (43%)
  • Car occupant133 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (10%)
  • 21 to 2577 (17%)
  • 26 to 35107 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (75%)
  • Passenger67 (15%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle206 (26%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 111th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2015

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2015, with 63 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2015

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2015: 73, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4207379011
2ndA40384815
3rdA4144343702
4thB480344002
5thB4495323704
6thA4142293604
7thA4165161604
8thA4158151703
9thB415091104
10thA40741200

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2015

Oxford had 355 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2015

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2015: 163.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years