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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2005, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (429), and casualties rose from 564.

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

Collisions in 2005
408
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
583
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2005

4.7% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.7%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight33582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight49485%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 408, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March34 (8.3%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June31 (7.6%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October27 (6.6%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (63%)
  • Wet or damp135 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph143 (35%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph148 (36%)
  • 70 mph65 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (10%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (69%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2005.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2005

Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2005, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2005: 50, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074507147
2ndM40436134
3rdA4130304732
4thA329212925
5thA4155172806
6thB4009172312
7thA40151513
8thA418121813
9thB480122201
10thA415111301
11thB481111401
12thA42391300
13thA41771300
14thB401561012
15thB402761611
16thB40165600
17thA41423500
18thA41292200
19thB40122300
20thB44932200

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2005

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2005: 23.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2005

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2005: 60.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years