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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2004, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (491), and casualties fell from 657.

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

Collisions in 2004
429
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
564
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2004

1.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight47484%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 429, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April24 (5.6%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June20 (4.7%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October39 (9.1%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December56 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (59%)
  • Wet or damp161 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph53 (12%)
  • 60 mph165 (38%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (74%)
  • Passenger109 (19%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2004.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2004

Haseley Brook, South Oxfordshire, OX33 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2004, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A4130 and M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2004, with 49 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4130497026
2ndM40497003
3rdA4074324326
4thB4009273404
5thA418213003
6thA4155151703
7thA40141713
8thA329111406
9thA423111402
10thB480111401
11thB481111800
12thB4016101201
13thA41771202
14thB44456701
15thB40155701
16thA4154602
17thB40124502
18thB40274500
19thB44934401
20thB4714501

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2004

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2004: 21.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2004

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2004: 62.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years