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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2000, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1999 (557), and casualties fell from 796.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,707 collisions in South Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 2000
485
Down 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
681
Down 14% on 1999
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2000

2.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight38980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious10315%
  • Slight56483%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 485, down 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March37 (7.6%)
  • April47 (9.7%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August31 (6.4%)
  • September33 (6.8%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December37 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other28 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (58%)
  • Wet or damp190 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph39 (8%)
  • 60 mph207 (43%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (70%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (11%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35185 (27%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (72%)
  • Passenger139 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in South Oxfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 175th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2000: 51, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40745175310
2ndM40498947
3rdA4130396217
4thB480253217
5thA329203205
6thB4009202805
7thA418181902
8thB4445121302
9thA4020111413
10thA4155112202
11thA41591300
12thB47191502
13thB48191000
14thA4238900
15thB401281003
16thB449381001
17thA41771000
18thA405701
19thA412951103
20thB40165501

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2000

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2000: 35.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2000

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2000: 70.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years