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Oxford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2022, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (239), and casualties rose from 262.

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

Collisions in 2022
240
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
265
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Oxford in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight18477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight20778%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 240, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 240
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday53 (22%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.2%)
  • February12 (5%)
  • March19 (7.9%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June21 (8.8%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August22 (9.2%)
  • September18 (7.5%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December10 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (84%)
  • Wet or damp38 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph138 (57%)
  • 30 mph90 (38%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (85%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist107 (40%)
  • Car occupant61 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (5.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4547 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (77%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)
  • Passenger26 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (24%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 151st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2022

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2022, with 36 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2022

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2022: 51, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420515619
2ndB480272806
3rdB4495222306
4thA4144151505
5thA40141905
6thA4165131505
7thA4158121503
8thA41427702
9thB41503302
10thA341100
11thA4231200

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2022

Oxford had 229 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2022

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2022: 108.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years