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Oxford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2017, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (384), and casualties fell from 451.

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

Collisions in 2017
319
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
376
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Oxford in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight31985%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 319, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 319
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (8.8%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September21 (6.6%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December19 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (75%)
  • Wet or damp75 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph161 (50%)
  • 30 mph131 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (80%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist159 (42%)
  • Car occupant100 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (25%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)
  • Passenger51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (28%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 140th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2017

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2017, with 53 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2017

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2017: 57, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420576618
2ndA4144333507
3rdB480283205
4thA4165222203
5thB4495212306
6thA40192905
7thA4142193201
8thA4158131505
9thB415091103
10thA442300
11thA3201101

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2017

Oxford had 287 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2017

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2017: 136.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2017, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years