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Oxford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2019, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (287), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2019
306
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
343
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2019

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2019 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight27590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious329.3%
  • Slight31191%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 306, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 306
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.9%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July17 (5.6%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (71%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph158 (52%)
  • 30 mph132 (43%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (84%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist157 (46%)
  • Car occupant89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (24%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (75%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)
  • Passenger37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (29%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 133rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2019

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2019, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2019

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2019: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4206674010
2ndB480333601
3rdA4144293105
4thB4495242602
5thA40202702
6thA4165171702
7thA4158131401
8thA414291200
9thB41504600
10thA442200

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2019

Oxford had 279 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2019

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2019: 116.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years