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South Oxfordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2025, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024, and casualties fell from 184.

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

Collisions in 2025
142
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
175
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Oxfordshire in 2025

3.5% of collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in South Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14382%

South Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 606 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 142, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 142
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (18%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday30 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February8 (5.6%)
  • March15 (11%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May9 (6.3%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July10 (7%)
  • August10 (7%)
  • September10 (7%)
  • October13 (9.2%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December10 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (73%)
  • Wet or damp32 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (25%)
  • 30 mph24 (17%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (23%)
  • 60 mph24 (17%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (19%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (75%)
  • Passenger24 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (73%)
  • Motorcycle25 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Oxfordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2025.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Oxfordshire in 2025

Didcot West, South Oxfordshire, OX11 8RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Oxfordshire in 2025, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The M40 had the most collisions in South Oxfordshire in 2025: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Oxfordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40111601
2ndA4074101214
3rdA409900
4thA413091113
5thB48091101
6thA415581203
7thA4186600
8thB40096701
9thB44936601
10thA32951001
11thA41293411
12thB44452200
13thB4712200
14thA4151100
15thA4171201
16thA4231100
17thB40121101
18thB40151100
19thB40161100
20thB40271100

Towns in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2025

Didcot had the most collisions of any town in South Oxfordshire in 2025: 17.

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire: crashes in 2025

OX11 and OX9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Oxfordshire in 2025, with 21 each.

Latest crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Oxfordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

South Oxfordshire road accidents in other years