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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2015, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2014 (279), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 2015
331
Up 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
448
Up 23% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2015

2.1% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7924%
  • Slight24574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight35279%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 331, up 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday66 (20%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February10 (3%)
  • March31 (9.4%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September20 (6%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph121 (37%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph61 (18%)
  • 60 mph88 (27%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (10%)
  • 66 to 7542 (9.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (73%)
  • Passenger86 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (66%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had the 154th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2015

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2015, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A4074 and M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2015, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074284019
2ndM40284738
3rdA4130222707
4thA329172202
5thB4009151903
6thA40141805
7thA418131614
8thB480131605
9thA415591002
10thB444581201
11thB401671602
12thB452671602
13thA4154602
14thA4234500
15thB4814400
16thB40273301
17thB44933301
18thA4172500
19thA41291100
20thA41421501

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2015

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2015: 25.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2015

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2015: 50.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years