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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2012, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2011 (368), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 2012
332
Down 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
469
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2012

2.7% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight40085%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 332, down 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (18%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May23 (6.9%)
  • June22 (6.6%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December30 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (53%)
  • Wet or damp137 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph129 (39%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph68 (20%)
  • 60 mph60 (18%)
  • 70 mph50 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (16%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (72%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (21%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (71%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 167th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2012

Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2012, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2012: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40406705
2ndA4130344617
3rdA4074294326
4thB4009162602
5thA329152302
6thA40121210
7thB480121414
8thA4155111302
9thA41871410
10thB444571000
11thB4817910
12thB40276700
13thA4155510
14thA4175702
15thB40155901
16thA4234800
17thB40124701
18thB40164602
19thB44934510
20thA41292400

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2012

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2012: 30.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2012

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2012: 52.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years