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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2016, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (331), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2016
272
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
401
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2016

2.2% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight20676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32882%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 272, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June12 (4.4%)
  • July23 (8.5%)
  • August21 (7.7%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December23 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (62%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph100 (37%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph56 (21%)
  • 60 mph60 (22%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (18%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (72%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (70%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2016.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2016

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 2016, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2016: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM403051010
2ndB4009263905
3rdA4074243945
4thA4130202505
5thA418131601
6thB480101702
7thA32991103
8thA4081200
9thA415581201
10thB40167911
11thB44937901
12thA4175701
13thA4235810
14thB4815702
15thA4154601
16thB44454400
17thB40153401
18thB40273902
19thB4783300
20thA41292400

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2016

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2016: 22.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2016

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2016: 41.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years