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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2012, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (284), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 2012
287
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
370
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2012

2.4% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31184%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 287, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February24 (8.4%)
  • March17 (5.9%)
  • April34 (12%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December20 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (35%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph45 (16%)
  • 60 mph61 (21%)
  • 70 mph49 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (71%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (70%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2012.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2012

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2012, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2012

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2012: 54, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34547525
2ndA415252902
3rdA420253724
4thA417182715
5thA338141803
6thB4017141604
7thA4130111503
8thB4044111102
9thA418381111
10thB45076802
11thB40165500
12thA4233400
13thB40003400
14thB45083401
15thA41852401
16thB44942300
17thB40011100
18thB40191100
19thB44951100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2012

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2012: 47.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2012

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2012: 98.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years