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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2013, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2012 (332), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 2013
277
Down 17% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
401
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2013

2.5% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight21879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight33483%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 277, down 17% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (18%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.7%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March15 (5.4%)
  • April16 (5.8%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July22 (7.9%)
  • August25 (9%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (60%)
  • Wet or damp95 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (36%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph54 (19%)
  • 60 mph65 (23%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (20%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (71%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (73%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2013.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2013

Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2013, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2013

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2013: 33, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40337017
2ndA4130274217
3rdA4074213324
4thA329182814
5thB4009151900
6thA40121303
7thB481101502
8thA415581001
9thB401681101
10thB4807701
11thA4156610
12thB40155701
13thB44455600
14thA4184502
15thB4714400
16thA4173300
17thA4233400
18thB40273401
19thA41292200
20thB40122301

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2013

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2013: 22.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2013

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2013: 44.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years