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Oxford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2021, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (206), and casualties rose from 223.

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

Collisions in 2021
239
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
262
Up 17% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Oxford in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight21181%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 239, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 239
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February6 (2.5%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July10 (4.2%)
  • August13 (5.4%)
  • September30 (13%)
  • October23 (9.6%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (84%)
  • Wet or damp37 (15%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph125 (52%)
  • 30 mph104 (44%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (87%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist110 (42%)
  • Car occupant64 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (15%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (24%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (77%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Passenger23 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (26%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 139th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2021

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2021, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2021

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2021: 45, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4204548112
2ndB44952830010
3rdB480252705
4thA4144171903
5thA4158121303
6thA40111401
7thB4150101301
8thA41658801
9thA414261000

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2021

Oxford had 219 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2021

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2021: 93.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years