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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2019, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (182), and casualties rose from 252.

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

Collisions in 2019
194
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
261
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2019

4.6% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight14675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight20779%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 194, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 194
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.3%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.2%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May13 (6.7%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August14 (7.2%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (68%)
  • Wet or damp59 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph76 (39%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph36 (19%)
  • 60 mph38 (20%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (66%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3564 (25%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (73%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2019.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2019

Thame, South Oxfordshire, OX9 3BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2019, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2019: 22, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4130222925
2ndA4074141607
3rdM40132100
4thB4009122003
5thA32991302
6thA4081001
7thA41861011
8thA41555500
9thA4174402
10thB4804611
11thB4814401
12thA41293501
13thA4153300
14thB44453711
15thB40152401
16thB40162200
17thB40272401
18thB45262300
19thB4712501
20thA341100

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2019

Didcot and Henley-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2019, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2019

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2019: 34.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years