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South Oxfordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,707 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 27,684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 597 were fatal and 4,339 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 142 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties fell from 184 to 175.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,707
175th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27,684
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
597
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
142
Level with 2024

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire

3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5973%
  • Serious4,33922%
  • Slight14,77175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6562.4%
  • Serious5,44520%
  • Slight21,58378%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. In 2025 there were 142, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 142
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025142175
2024142184
2023152196
2022166212
2021153190
2020163202
2019194261
2018182252
2017210284
2016272401
2015331448
2014279363
2013277401
2012332469
2011368516
2010342476
2009354494
2008389512
2007403568
2006478651
2005408583
2004429564
2003491657
2002541777
2001533778
2000485681
1999557796
1998523723
1997570856
1996540790
1995528765
1994531814
1993470689
1992535841
1991564785
1990567794
1989606834
1988592865
1987489699
1986604837
1985539754
1984559762
1983498694
1982567817
1981556770
1980545760
1979551744

When and where crashes happen in South Oxfordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,732 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,769 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,754 (14%)
  • Thursday2,930 (15%)
  • Friday3,404 (17%)
  • Saturday2,701 (14%)
  • Sunday2,417 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59896 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59412 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,761 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,210 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,394 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,094 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,022 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,570 (8%)
  • February1,374 (7%)
  • March1,498 (7.6%)
  • April1,548 (7.9%)
  • May1,670 (8.5%)
  • June1,584 (8%)
  • July1,758 (8.9%)
  • August1,657 (8.4%)
  • September1,674 (8.5%)
  • October1,758 (8.9%)
  • November1,894 (9.6%)
  • December1,722 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,700 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4,053 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,716 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown146 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,346 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,377 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds341 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds320 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist293 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds108 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds40 (0.2%)
  • Other739 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded143 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,051 (61%)
  • Wet or damp6,783 (34%)
  • Frost or ice603 (3.1%)
  • Snow127 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep66 (0.3%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph6,737 (34%)
  • 40 mph687 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1,486 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph8,528 (43%)
  • 70 mph2,147 (11%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,948 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway2,378 (12%)
  • Roundabout1,115 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road245 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,423 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,497 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,948 (7%)
  • Cyclist1,933 (7%)
  • Van occupant842 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)412 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant295 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant129 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant91 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5460 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10683 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 151,217 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 205,445 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,769 (14%)
  • 26 to 355,293 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,762 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,754 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,817 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,055 (3.8%)
  • Over 75750 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded679 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,036 (69%)
  • Passenger6,700 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,948 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,398 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,550 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,057 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,809 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,513 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach356 (1%)
  • Other vehicle323 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car148 (0.4%)
  • Minibus124 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle46 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Oxfordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Oxfordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 175th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
172ndWarwick19,87126,6093834,243
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684
174thSouth Staffordshire19,74029,6544372,671
175thSouth Oxfordshire (this area)19,70727,6845974,339
176thBraintree19,65026,7403644,605
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277
178thSevenoaks19,55827,0233553,885

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire, with 317 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,415, including 58 fatal and 241 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM401,4152,30558241
2ndA40741,2981,98571301
3rdA41301,2921,75855274
4thA3291,0541,54437279
5thB40091,0541,55921241
6thA4231,0091,45953271
7thA407721,15244218
8thA41557721,08020142
9thA41863694728124
10thB48061293025173
11thA4154506761498
12thB481438646889
13thB4445384510775
14thB4493267299349
15thB4016258345746
16thB40122293341155
17thB4027217329357
18thB471204285538
19thA4129182281427
20thA417179277444

Towns in South Oxfordshire

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,487.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,083.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity