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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2001, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (470), and casualties fell from 679.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,960 collisions in the Vale of White Horse.

Collisions in 2001
455
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
647
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2001

2.2% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight37081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight52481%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 455, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (9.9%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February45 (9.9%)
  • March26 (5.7%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June43 (9.5%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September33 (7.3%)
  • October45 (9.9%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December43 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (61%)
  • Wet or damp162 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (36%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph46 (10%)
  • 60 mph147 (32%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (19%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (69%)
  • Passenger167 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2001.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2001

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1TZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2001, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2001

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2001: 65, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346597511
2ndA4205696213
3rdA415526606
4thA417344505
5thB4017314004
6thA338223906
7thA4130192614
8thA4183131501
9thA423101303
10thB4044101302
11thB401691302
12thA418561602
13thB44934400
14thB45084701
15thB44942401
16thB45072301
17thA40951100
18thB40011101
19thB40191100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2001

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2001: 66.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2001

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2001: 139.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years