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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2014, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2013 (240), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2014
287
Up 20% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
383
Up 22% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2014

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32184%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 287, up 20% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (19%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April23 (8%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July24 (8.4%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October18 (6.3%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (64%)
  • Wet or damp100 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (42%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph40 (14%)
  • 60 mph46 (16%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (19%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (60%)
  • Cyclist47 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (70%)
  • Passenger87 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (10%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2014.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2014

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2014, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2014

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2014: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34375615
2ndA420284028
3rdA415232804
4thB4017232905
5thA417183204
6thA338151902
7thA4130101402
8thA4183101411
9thA423101002
10thB40166900
11thB45076601
12thB40445502
13thA41852200
14thB40002210
15thB44942301
16thA40951100
17thB40011100
18thB40191100
19thB44931100
20thB45081100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2014

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2014: 52.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2014

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2014: 100.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2014, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years