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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2010, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (354), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 2010
342
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
476
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2010

3.8% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight36978%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 342, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.3%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July28 (8.2%)
  • August29 (8.5%)
  • September25 (7.3%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (61%)
  • Wet or damp107 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph53 (15%)
  • 60 mph108 (32%)
  • 70 mph49 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (69%)
  • Passenger116 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2010.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2010

Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2010, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2010: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40356416
2ndA4074264436
3rdA4130232814
4thB4009202703
5thA40182726
6thA329152106
7thA4155141903
8thA418121501
9thB44939901
10thB4808802
11thA42371102
12thB44457901
13thB40126700
14thA4155710
15thA41294501
16thB40154702
17thB40164511
18thB40274500
19thB4714700
20thA4173401

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2010

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2010: 21.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2010

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2010: 53.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years