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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2005, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (387), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 2005
401
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
544
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2005

1.7% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight35288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious488.8%
  • Slight48890%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 401, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.5%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September22 (5.5%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November53 (13%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph157 (39%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (31%)
  • 70 mph64 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (17%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (15%)
  • 21 to 2597 (18%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (74%)
  • Passenger113 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2005.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2005

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2005, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2005

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2005: 53, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34538203
2ndA415415406
3rdA420395423
4thA417384806
5thB4017263713
6thA338223201
7thA423121302
8thA413091211
9thB450791711
10thB404481102
11thA41837800
12thB40006901
13thB40165701
14thB40194610
15thB45084500
16thB44932200
17thB44942200
18thA40951100
19thA41441100
20thA41851200

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2005

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2005: 55.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2005

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2005: 114.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years