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Oxford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2020, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (306), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2020
206
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
223
Down 35% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2020

1% of collisions in Oxford in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight17384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight19085%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 206, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 206
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February26 (13%)
  • March15 (7.3%)
  • April4 (1.9%)
  • May13 (6.3%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July18 (8.7%)
  • August15 (7.3%)
  • September30 (15%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (76%)
  • Wet or damp49 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph107 (52%)
  • 30 mph84 (41%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (79%)
  • Roundabout23 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist81 (36%)
  • Car occupant69 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9%)
  • 21 to 2539 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (22%)
  • 36 to 4542 (19%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (79%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Passenger20 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (22%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 153rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2020

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2020, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2020

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2020: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420354004
2ndA40192202
3rdA4144151501
4thB480141501
5thB4495131305
6thA414281003
7thA41588800
8thA41658802
9thB41507801
10thA443401
11thA421101

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2020

Oxford had 186 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2020

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2020: 71.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years