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Oxford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2016, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (409), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2016
384
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
451
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Oxford in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight31983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight38585%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 384, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 384
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April21 (5.5%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August23 (6%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (76%)
  • Wet or damp88 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph207 (54%)
  • 30 mph144 (38%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (77%)
  • Roundabout56 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist178 (39%)
  • Car occupant147 (33%)
  • Pedestrian61 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (26%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (69%)
  • Passenger80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian61 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (25%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 123rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2016

St Mary's, Oxford, OX4 1JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2016, with 59 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2016

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2016: 85, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4208594013
2ndB480456217
3rdA4144293504
4thB4495263207
5thA40252721
6thA4142233003
7thA4165192005
8thA4158162103
9thB41502300
10thA441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2016

Oxford had 348 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2016

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2016: 171.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years