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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2004, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (404), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 2004
387
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
525
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2004

1.6% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight44885%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 387, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June22 (5.7%)
  • July24 (6.2%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (63%)
  • Wet or damp133 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph138 (36%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph35 (9%)
  • 60 mph131 (34%)
  • 70 mph57 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (71%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (73%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2004.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2004

Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2004, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2004

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2004: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34527418
2ndA417507119
3rdA415354504
4thA420345526
5thB4017243113
6thA338182504
7thA423111610
8thB4016101505
9thA41838903
10thA41307801
11thB450771000
12thB40445601
13thB44945802
14thA41854501
15thA40953300
16thB40003800
17thB45082200
18thA41561200
19thB44931200

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2004

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2004: 48.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2004

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2004: 93.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years