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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2014, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (277), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2014
279
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
363
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2014

2.5% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight21677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29581%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 279, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 279
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March17 (6.1%)
  • April16 (5.7%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June26 (9.3%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August27 (9.7%)
  • September26 (9.3%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November23 (8.2%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (63%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph70 (25%)
  • 60 mph53 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (63%)
  • Cyclist43 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2557 (16%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (76%)
  • Passenger63 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2014.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2014

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2014, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A4074 and A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2014, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074243118
2ndA4130243214
3rdM40233424
4thA329121622
5thA40121202
6thB4009121802
7thB481101702
8thA41881302
9thB402781301
10thA41557801
11thB4807712
12thB4716802
13thA4175601
14thB40155600
15thB44935501
16thA4234500
17thB44453601
18thB45263400
19thA4152200
20thB40122502

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2014

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2014: 33.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2014

OX11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2014: 47.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years