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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2010, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (285), and casualties rose from 389.

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

Collisions in 2010
293
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
396
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2010

1.4% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2010 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6823%
  • Slight22175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32081%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 293, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April26 (8.9%)
  • May23 (7.8%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July26 (8.9%)
  • August19 (6.5%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (60%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (7.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph96 (33%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (34%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (74%)
  • Passenger86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2010.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2010

Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2010, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2010

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2010: 34, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420345238
2ndA34324906
3rdA415303103
4thA417233604
5thB4017182207
6thA338131504
7thA4130101303
8thA418371003
9thA42371001
10thB40447902
11thB40195700
12thB40003301
13thB45073401
14thB40162200
15thB44942400
16thA40951101
17thA41441100
18thA41851100
19thB44931100
20thB45081400

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2010

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2010: 33.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2010

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2010: 81.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2010.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years