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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2022, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (153), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2022
166
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
212
Up 12% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2022

1.8% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4628%
  • Slight11770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight16075%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 166, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 166
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.2%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March16 (9.6%)
  • April4 (2.4%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July25 (15%)
  • August10 (6%)
  • September14 (8.4%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November12 (7.2%)
  • December11 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (77%)
  • Wet or damp33 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph66 (40%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph29 (17%)
  • 60 mph40 (24%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (57%)
  • Cyclist29 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (14%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (17%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (73%)
  • Passenger41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (10%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2022.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2022

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2022, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2022: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074203205
2ndA4130111302
3rdB44939901
4thM409902
5thA3296911
6thA41556603
7thB40096603
8thA4155502
9thA41851111
10thA404501
11thB40124403
12thA41293700
13thB40153301
14thB44453400
15thB4713401
16thB4803601
17thA4172201
18thA4231200
19thB1671100
20thB40161100

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2022

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2022: 17.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2022

OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2022: 31.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years