Slight
Mazda MX-3 crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 30 Dec 2006, 10:10
- Mazda MX-3 and Rover 45
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2006, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 39 were serious.
Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (401), and casualties fell from 544.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,960 collisions in the Vale of White Horse.
- Collisions in 2006
- 381
- Down 5% on 2005
- Casualties in 2006
- 531
- Down 2% on 2005
- Fatal collisions
- 14
- 3.7% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 39
- 10% of collisions
Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2006
3.7% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal143.7%
- Serious3910%
- Slight32886%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal152.8%
- Serious519.6%
- Slight46588%
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. 2006 is highlighted, with 381, down 5% on 2005.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2006
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | 170 |
| 2024 | 135 | 161 |
| 2023 | 151 | 198 |
| 2022 | 162 | 210 |
| 2021 | 160 | 194 |
| 2020 | 166 | 221 |
| 2019 | 189 | 248 |
| 2018 | 211 | 289 |
| 2017 | 253 | 325 |
| 2016 | 246 | 364 |
| 2015 | 281 | 365 |
| 2014 | 287 | 383 |
| 2013 | 240 | 315 |
| 2012 | 287 | 370 |
| 2011 | 284 | 397 |
| 2010 | 293 | 396 |
| 2009 | 285 | 389 |
| 2008 | 315 | 438 |
| 2007 | 356 | 483 |
| 2006 | 381 | 531 |
| 2005 | 401 | 544 |
| 2004 | 387 | 525 |
| 2003 | 404 | 539 |
| 2002 | 472 | 658 |
| 2001 | 455 | 647 |
| 2000 | 470 | 679 |
| 1999 | 428 | 604 |
| 1998 | 444 | 622 |
| 1997 | 471 | 652 |
| 1996 | 431 | 601 |
| 1995 | 423 | 572 |
| 1994 | 413 | 584 |
| 1993 | 433 | 604 |
| 1992 | 438 | 627 |
| 1991 | 427 | 583 |
| 1990 | 484 | 711 |
| 1989 | 472 | 655 |
| 1988 | 494 | 666 |
| 1987 | 437 | 577 |
| 1986 | 517 | 688 |
| 1985 | 457 | 579 |
| 1984 | 552 | 746 |
| 1983 | 462 | 625 |
| 1982 | 466 | 648 |
| 1981 | 408 | 549 |
| 1980 | 424 | 586 |
| 1979 | 461 | 645 |
When and where crashes happen in the Vale of White Horse in 2006
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday59 (15%)
- Tuesday48 (13%)
- Wednesday61 (16%)
- Thursday58 (15%)
- Friday61 (16%)
- Saturday57 (15%)
- Sunday37 (9.7%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
- 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
- 06:00 to 08:5984 (22%)
- 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
- 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
- 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
- 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
- 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.7%)
Collisions by month
- January43 (11%)
- February29 (7.6%)
- March23 (6%)
- April30 (7.9%)
- May30 (7.9%)
- June31 (8.1%)
- July35 (9.2%)
- August22 (5.8%)
- September36 (9.4%)
- October34 (8.9%)
- November44 (12%)
- December24 (6.3%)
Light conditions
- Daylight284 (75%)
- Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
- Dark, street lights lit32 (8.4%)
- Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds315 (83%)
- Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
- Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
- Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
- Fine with high winds4 (1%)
- Other10 (2.6%)
Road surface
- Dry247 (65%)
- Wet or damp129 (34%)
- Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 20 mph1 (0.3%)
- 30 mph123 (32%)
- 40 mph17 (4.5%)
- 50 mph37 (9.7%)
- 60 mph118 (31%)
- 70 mph85 (22%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway257 (67%)
- Dual carriageway96 (25%)
- Roundabout21 (5.5%)
- One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2006
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant395 (74%)
- Motorcyclist44 (8.3%)
- Cyclist35 (6.6%)
- Pedestrian27 (5.1%)
- Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3%)
- Van occupant9 (1.7%)
- Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
- Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
- Horse rider1 (0.2%)
Casualties by age
- 0 to 52 (0.4%)
- 6 to 108 (1.5%)
- 11 to 1517 (3.2%)
- 16 to 20103 (19%)
- 21 to 2556 (11%)
- 26 to 35112 (21%)
- 36 to 4587 (16%)
- 46 to 5562 (12%)
- 56 to 6543 (8.1%)
- 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
- Over 7516 (3%)
- Not recorded11 (2.1%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider379 (71%)
- Passenger125 (24%)
- Pedestrian27 (5.1%)
Vehicles involved
- Car533 (75%)
- Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.6%)
- Motorcycle43 (6%)
- Pedal cycle36 (5.1%)
- Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
- Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
- Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
- Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
- 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 2006
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Accident hotspots (10)
How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 351 areas in 2006
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2006.
- Collisions
- 202nd
- of 351 areas, highest first
- Casualties
- 201st
- of 351 areas, highest first
- Fatal collisions
- 46th
- highest of 351 areas
- Serious collisions
- 253rd
- of 351 areas, highest first
Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2006
Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2006, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.
- Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area34 casualties, 2 serious collisions25 collisions
- Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area26 casualties, 3 serious collisions22 collisions
- Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area22 casualties, 1 fatal and 1 serious collision19 collisions
- Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1JT area15 casualties, 2 serious collisions12 collisions
- Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1TZ area14 casualties, none fatal or serious10 collisions
- Drayton, Vale of White Horse, OX14 4FP area12 casualties, 1 serious collision9 collisions
- Wantage Charlton, Vale of White Horse, OX12 7AG area9 casualties, none fatal or serious9 collisions
- Abingdon Dunmore, Vale of White Horse, OX14 2JD area11 casualties, 2 serious collisions8 collisions
- Wootton, Vale of White Horse, OX13 6DF area8 casualties, none fatal or serious8 collisions
- Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1RL area14 casualties, 1 fatal and 1 serious collision7 collisions
Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2006
The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2006: 77, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A34 | 77 | 104 | 2 | 6 |
| 2nd | A420 | 36 | 67 | 4 | 4 |
| 3rd | A417 | 32 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | B4017 | 28 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | A415 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | A338 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | A423 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | B4044 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 9th | A4183 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | A4130 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 11th | B4016 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 12th | B4019 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 13th | B4493 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 14th | B4507 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 15th | A4095 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16th | B4508 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | A37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | A40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | A4142 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | B4057 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2006
Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2006: 41.
- Abingdon-on-Thames41 collisions
- Oxford11 collisions
- Wantage9 collisions
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton6 collisions
- Grove, Vale of White Horse5 collisions
- Wootton, Vale of White Horse5 collisions
- Boars Hill3 collisions
- Faringdon3 collisions
- Drayton, Vale of White Horse2 collisions
- Didcot1 collision
- Kennington1 collision
- Kingston Bagpuize1 collision
- Shrivenham and Watchfield1 collision
Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2006
OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2006: 98.
Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2006
Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.
Severity
- Serious
Rover 200 Series crash on the A34 in the Vale of White Horse, 22 Dec 2006, 19:51
- Rover 200 Series and Mercedes 300
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on the A423 in the Vale of White Horse, 22 Dec 2006, 13:20
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the B4017 in the Vale of White Horse, 18 Dec 2006, 16:05
- Vauxhall Zafira and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 18 Dec 2006, 15:46
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Skoda Felicia crash on the B4044 in the Vale of White Horse, 18 Dec 2006, 15:45
- Skoda Felicia and Nissan Kubistar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Fatal
BMW 5 Series crash on the A420 in the Vale of White Horse, 18 Dec 2006, 10:35
- BMW 5 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
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- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A420 in the Vale of White Horse, 13 Dec 2006, 18:25
- Ford Transit, Renault Megane and Volkswagen Polo
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Iveco crash on the A34 in the Vale of White Horse, 13 Dec 2006, 07:00
- Iveco and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volvo S80 crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 11 Dec 2006, 17:53
- Volvo S80 and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Car crash on the A420 in the Vale of White Horse, 10 Dec 2006, 22:12
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Honda FR-V crash on the B4017 in the Vale of White Horse, 8 Dec 2006, 13:35
- Honda FR-V and Chrysler Voyager
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A4130 in the Vale of White Horse, 7 Dec 2006, 22:45
- Mercedes and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 7 Dec 2006, 17:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 6 Dec 2006, 06:45
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Aprilia crash on the A415 in the Vale of White Horse, 5 Dec 2006, 18:00
- Aprilia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A417 in the Vale of White Horse, 5 Dec 2006, 12:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A34 in the Vale of White Horse, 5 Dec 2006, 06:45
- Mercedes E Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Car crash on the A4183 in the Vale of White Horse, 4 Dec 2006, 20:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Lupo crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse, 4 Dec 2006, 08:00
- Volkswagen Lupo and Hyundai Accent
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on the A420 in the Vale of White Horse, 2 Dec 2006, 10:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A338 in the Vale of White Horse, 1 Dec 2006, 21:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on the A34 in the Vale of White Horse, 1 Dec 2006, 18:10
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
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- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A415 in the Vale of White Horse, 1 Dec 2006, 08:29
- BMW 5 Series and Renault 19
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
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