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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2015, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (287), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 2015
281
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
365
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2015

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight22078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight30182%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 281, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (18%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May10 (3.6%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August24 (8.5%)
  • September27 (9.6%)
  • October19 (6.8%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (72%)
  • Wet or damp77 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (43%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph40 (14%)
  • 60 mph44 (16%)
  • 70 mph44 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • Roundabout30 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (15%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (73%)
  • Passenger67 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (67%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2015.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2015

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2015, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2015

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2015: 38, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34385303
2ndA420344627
3rdA415253925
4thA417233413
5thB4017192005
6thA4130131700
7thB4044121405
8thA338111812
9thB450781003
10thB40167910
11thA41834503
12thA4234400
13thA40953301
14thB40003400
15thB44943400
16thB45083501
17thA41852302
18thB40191100
19thB44931101

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2015

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2015: 45.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2015

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2015: 95.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years