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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2023, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2022 (166), and casualties fell from 212.

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

Collisions in 2023
152
Down 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
196
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2023

3.9% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious3825%
  • Slight10871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious4422%
  • Slight14574%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 152, down 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 152
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February8 (5.3%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June14 (9.2%)
  • July9 (5.9%)
  • August8 (5.3%)
  • September11 (7.2%)
  • October13 (8.6%)
  • November12 (7.9%)
  • December10 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (66%)
  • Wet or damp45 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph53 (35%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph40 (26%)
  • 60 mph27 (18%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (63%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2013 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3522 (11%)
  • 36 to 4536 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (19%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (11%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (69%)
  • Passenger41 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2023.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2023

Benson & Crowmarsh, South Oxfordshire, OX10 6LY area and Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2023, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A4074 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2023: 27, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4074273739
2ndA4130121521
3rdA41891412
4thA3297904
5thB40097701
6thB4716901
7thA405503
8thA41555500
9thB4805803
10thB4815602
11thM405801
12thA4233400
13thB4783501
14thA41292201
15thA4152300
16thA4172202
17thB44452202
18thA341200
19thB40121100
20thB40151100

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2023

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2023

OX10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2023: 32.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years