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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2011, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (342), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 2011
368
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
516
Up 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2011

1.6% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2011 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7721%
  • Slight28577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight42783%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 368, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday76 (21%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April39 (11%)
  • May28 (7.6%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July26 (7.1%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September35 (9.5%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November28 (7.6%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph145 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph52 (14%)
  • 60 mph98 (27%)
  • 70 mph53 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (14%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (73%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (72%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 156th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2011

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area and Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2011, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A4074 and M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2011, with 37 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074375418
2ndM40376318
3rdA4130243416
4thA329202605
5thA40192405
6thB4009162402
7thA4155152001
8thA418131803
9thB480111503
10thB4015101213
11thA4157902
12thB48171010
13thB44456800
14thB40164500
15thB44934400
16thA41293500
17thA4173401
18thA4233301
19thB40273500
20thB4712300

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2011

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2011: 30.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2011

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2011: 55.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2011.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years