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Oxford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2024, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2023 (237), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2024
259
Up 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
284
Up 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2024

0.8% of collisions in Oxford in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight22981%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 259, up 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 259
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.2%)
  • February30 (12%)
  • March22 (8.5%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June23 (8.9%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August15 (5.8%)
  • September21 (8.1%)
  • October19 (7.3%)
  • November25 (9.7%)
  • December22 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (81%)
  • Wet or damp47 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph173 (67%)
  • 30 mph63 (24%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (81%)
  • Roundabout28 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist113 (40%)
  • Car occupant63 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (24%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (77%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Passenger31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (47%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (25%)
  • Motorcycle48 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 141st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2024

Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2024, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2024

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2024: 59, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4205966011
2ndA4144282908
3rdB4495202102
4thB480192102
5thA40172105
6thA4158121203
7thA4165101101
8thA414281011
9thA445504
10thB41505500
11thA4231100

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2024

Oxford had 232 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2024

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2024: 92.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years