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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2021, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2020 (163), and casualties fell from 202.

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

Collisions in 2021
153
Down 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
190
Down 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2021

3.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious4127%
  • Slight10669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious4825%
  • Slight13672%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 153, down 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 153
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February12 (7.8%)
  • March10 (6.5%)
  • April15 (9.8%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June14 (9.2%)
  • July13 (8.5%)
  • August11 (7.2%)
  • September15 (9.8%)
  • October13 (8.5%)
  • November13 (8.5%)
  • December14 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (79%)
  • Wet or damp31 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph56 (37%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph27 (18%)
  • 60 mph32 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (59%)
  • Cyclist36 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3540 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (16%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (74%)
  • Passenger34 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2021.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2021

Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2021, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A4074 and A4130 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2021, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074142305
2ndA4130141723
3rdM40101102
4thA407806
5thB4806903
6thA3295510
7thB40095800
8thA41554511
9thA4174511
10thA4234500
11thB44934500
12thB44453301
13thB4813401
14thB40162200
15thB4712200
16thA4151101
17thA4181100
18thB40111100
19thB40151100
20thB40271101

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2021

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2021

RG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2021: 29.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years