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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2008, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (356), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2008
315
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
438
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2008

2.2% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight38588%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 315, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.8%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April27 (8.6%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June24 (7.6%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September30 (9.5%)
  • October24 (7.6%)
  • November29 (9.2%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (59%)
  • Wet or damp121 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph131 (42%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph42 (13%)
  • 60 mph79 (25%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (19%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (69%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (69%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2008.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2008

Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2008, with 18 collisions.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2008

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2008: 38, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34385412
2ndA415314204
3rdB4017253403
4thA420243412
5thA417212914
6thA338142311
7thB4044111703
8thA42381000
9thB450781001
10thA413061002
11thB40195500
12thA41854601
13thB40164801
14thB45084701
15thA41833400
16thB40003300
17thB40012201
18thB44942310
19thB44931100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2008

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2008: 54.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2008

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years