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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2008, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (403), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2008
389
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
512
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
15
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2008

3.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.9%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight43284%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 389, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February38 (9.8%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August21 (5.4%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (60%)
  • Wet or damp141 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph150 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph124 (32%)
  • 70 mph56 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (72%)
  • Passenger98 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 166th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2008

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2008, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2008: 44, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40446638
2ndA4074324426
3rdA4130262833
4thB4009213216
5thA4155202612
6thA329172403
7thA418152421
8thA40101301
9thB480101201
10thA42391000
11thB449381001
12thB40156600
13thB40276701
14thA41295800
15thA41751002
16thB40164501
17thB42564600
18thA4153501
19thB40123410
20thB4713302

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2008

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2008: 33.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2008

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2008: 68.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years