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Oxford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2018, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (319), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 2018
287
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
338
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2018

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2018 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight25087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight29688%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 287, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 287
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (19%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April23 (8%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June26 (9.1%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August16 (5.6%)
  • September28 (9.8%)
  • October23 (8%)
  • November28 (9.8%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (78%)
  • Wet or damp59 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph139 (48%)
  • 30 mph123 (43%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (82%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist140 (41%)
  • Car occupant94 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (15%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (26%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 154th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2018

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2018, with 39 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2018

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2018: 58, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420587008
2ndA4144323906
3rdB480293203
4thB4495192602
5thA4158182203
6thA4165171801
7thA4142141501
8thA40131801
9thB415091201
10thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2018

Oxford had 250 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2018

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2018: 123.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years