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Oxford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Oxford in 2025, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (259), and casualties fell from 284.

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

Collisions in 2025
244
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
258
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oxford in 2025

None of the collisions in Oxford in 2025 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Oxford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight21387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22688%

Oxford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oxford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 622 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 244, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 244
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (20%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7%)
  • February13 (5.3%)
  • March21 (8.6%)
  • April14 (5.7%)
  • May22 (9%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July18 (7.4%)
  • August10 (4.1%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November36 (15%)
  • December19 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (83%)
  • Wet or damp40 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph169 (69%)
  • 30 mph65 (27%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (83%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oxford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist121 (47%)
  • Car occupant39 (15%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (8.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2541 (16%)
  • 26 to 3570 (27%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 752 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (81%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Passenger12 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (29%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)30 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oxford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oxford had the 151st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oxford in 2025

St Mary's, Oxford, OX4 1JH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oxford in 2025, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Oxford with the most crashes in 2025

The A420 had the most collisions in Oxford in 2025: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oxford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420464907
2ndB4495262603
3rdB480212203
4thA4144161602
5thA4158131301
6thA4165131301
7thA4091001
8thB41505702
9thA41424500
10thA444400

Towns in Oxford: crashes in 2025

Oxford had 224 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Oxford: crashes in 2025

OX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oxford in 2025: 100.

Latest crashes in Oxford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Oxford in 2025, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Oxford road accidents in other years