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Vale of White Horse road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,960 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025, and 23,163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 438 were fatal and 3,688 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 147 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (135), and casualties rose from 161 to 170.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,960
141st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,163
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
438
2.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
147
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse

2.6% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4382.6%
  • Serious3,68822%
  • Slight12,83476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4892.1%
  • Serious4,47119%
  • Slight18,20379%

Vale of White Horse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of White Horse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1984. In 2025 there were 147, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 147
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025147170
2024135161
2023151198
2022162210
2021160194
2020166221
2019189248
2018211289
2017253325
2016246364
2015281365
2014287383
2013240315
2012287370
2011284397
2010293396
2009285389
2008315438
2007356483
2006381531
2005401544
2004387525
2003404539
2002472658
2001455647
2000470679
1999428604
1998444622
1997471652
1996431601
1995423572
1994413584
1993433604
1992438627
1991427583
1990484711
1989472655
1988494666
1987437577
1986517688
1985457579
1984552746
1983462625
1982466648
1981408549
1980424586
1979461645

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of White Horse

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,414 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,446 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,576 (15%)
  • Thursday2,578 (15%)
  • Friday2,877 (17%)
  • Saturday2,278 (13%)
  • Sunday1,791 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59577 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59341 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,820 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,278 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,750 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,555 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,525 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,395 (8.2%)
  • February1,233 (7.3%)
  • March1,279 (7.5%)
  • April1,276 (7.5%)
  • May1,367 (8.1%)
  • June1,419 (8.4%)
  • July1,461 (8.6%)
  • August1,351 (8%)
  • September1,452 (8.6%)
  • October1,592 (9.4%)
  • November1,692 (10%)
  • December1,443 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,193 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,650 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,887 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown152 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,319 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,982 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds327 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds322 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist210 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds73 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.1%)
  • Other592 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded110 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,811 (64%)
  • Wet or damp5,527 (33%)
  • Frost or ice422 (2.5%)
  • Snow90 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep39 (0.2%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph96 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph6,242 (37%)
  • 40 mph1,407 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1,184 (7%)
  • 60 mph5,783 (34%)
  • 70 mph2,241 (13%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,537 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway2,578 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,315 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road517 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,286 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist3,262 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,263 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian1,681 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant721 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)435 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant252 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant96 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant73 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5371 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10580 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 151,172 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,530 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,138 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,127 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,106 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,334 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,488 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75924 (4%)
  • Over 75678 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded715 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,068 (69%)
  • Passenger5,414 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,681 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,927 (68%)
  • Motorcycle3,312 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,387 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,802 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,714 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach437 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle270 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car125 (0.4%)
  • Minibus93 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle35 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Vale of White Horse

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of White Horse ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had the 141st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
141st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse (this area)16,96023,1634383,688
212thSouth Norfolk16,90424,2434574,463
213thDover16,82322,5093153,270
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse, with 427 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025: 2,017, including 85 fatal and 378 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA342,0173,04185378
2ndA4202,0103,207116512
3rdA4171,6132,20547372
4thA4151,4341,81623274
5thB40171,1591,48024258
6thA3389761,38018196
7thB40445116558119
8thA41304466261170
9thA41834445621091
10thA423427555452
11thB4507254383363
12thB4016243323457
13thB4019119170628
14thB4508119173135
15thA4185105156129
16thB4494104159333
17thA409599133223
18thB400099141123
19thB449394123326
20thB40014459211

Towns in the Vale of White Horse

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025: 2,551.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025: 4,937.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity