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Oxford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2023, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (240), and casualties fell from 265.

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

Collisions in 2023
237
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
246
Down 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2023

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2023 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight19080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19981%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 237, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 237
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (18%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February12 (5.1%)
  • March20 (8.4%)
  • April7 (3%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (73%)
  • Wet or damp59 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph162 (68%)
  • 30 mph63 (27%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.1%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist117 (48%)
  • Car occupant49 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2540 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (23%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (80%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Passenger22 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (28%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 153rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2023

St Mary's, Oxford, OX4 1JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2023, with 43 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2023

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2023: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420454606
2ndA4144262704
3rdB480252703
4thB4495182103
5thA4158171706
6thA40121301
7thA4142111102
8thA4165111103
9thB41502201
10thA441100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2023

Oxford had 218 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2023

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2023: 103.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years