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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2018, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (210), and casualties fell from 284.

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

Collisions in 2018
182
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
252
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2018

2.7% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight13976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight19979%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 182, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 182
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday35 (19%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (12%)
  • February18 (9.9%)
  • March17 (9.3%)
  • April16 (8.8%)
  • May10 (5.5%)
  • June10 (5.5%)
  • July16 (8.8%)
  • August18 (9.9%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October12 (6.6%)
  • November13 (7.1%)
  • December14 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (67%)
  • Wet or damp52 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (35%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph40 (22%)
  • 60 mph37 (20%)
  • 70 mph27 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (58%)
  • Cyclist30 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (20%)
  • 46 to 5543 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (64%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2018.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2018

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 2018, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2018: 22, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4130223115
2ndM40183514
3rdA4074141905
4thB4009111503
5thA32981001
6thA4071501
7thB44937701
8thA4236800
9thB4806611
10thA41555910
11thA4185602
12thB44454402
13thB40123302
14thA4152300
15thA4172200
16thB40152201
17thB40272402
18thA41291500
19thB40161100
20thB4711100

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2018

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2018: 18.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2018

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2018: 31.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years