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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2001, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (485), and casualties rose from 681.

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

Collisions in 2001
533
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
778
Up 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2001

2.3% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight43882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight66786%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 533, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (17%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday67 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (11%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May53 (9.9%)
  • June48 (9%)
  • July39 (7.3%)
  • August48 (9%)
  • September45 (8.4%)
  • October52 (9.8%)
  • November37 (6.9%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other28 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (59%)
  • Wet or damp185 (35%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph225 (42%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph45 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (36%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (13%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (69%)
  • Passenger200 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car736 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 150th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2001

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2001, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2001: 51, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40518406
2ndA40744775213
3rdA4130416738
4thA329284104
5thB4009212901
6thA418193302
7thB480173314
8thA4155162302
9thA423131602
10thA40122211
11thA415111903
12thB4012111202
13thB401691211
14thB444591213
15thB48191402
16thB44937902
17thB40156800
18thA41295701
19thB40275900
20thB4713300

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2001

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2001: 52.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2001

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2001: 99.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years