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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2007, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2006 (478), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 2007
403
Down 16% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
568
Down 13% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2007

1.5% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight47483%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 403, down 16% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July40 (9.9%)
  • August28 (6.9%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October40 (9.9%)
  • November39 (9.7%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph41 (10%)
  • 60 mph135 (33%)
  • 70 mph63 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (20%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (74%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (77%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2007.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2007

Thame, South Oxfordshire, OX9 3BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2007, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2007: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM404978012
2ndA4074365624
3rdA4130325106
4thB4009182402
5thA329172602
6thB480152204
7thA40142123
8thA415591201
9thB47891001
10thB48181302
11thA412971501
12thA4177802
13thA41871211
14thA4237800
15thB44457800
16thB47171301
17thB40166602
18thA4155701
19thB40125802
20thB44935501

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2007

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2007: 33.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2007

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2007: 68.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years