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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2017, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (246), and casualties fell from 364.

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

Collisions in 2017
253
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
325
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2017

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight26582%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 253, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 253
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (8.3%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.1%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March11 (4.3%)
  • April14 (5.5%)
  • May21 (8.3%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July20 (7.9%)
  • August14 (5.5%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (71%)
  • Wet or damp63 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph83 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph46 (18%)
  • 60 mph56 (22%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (10%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3539 (12%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (19%)
  • 56 to 6541 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.2%)
  • Over 7520 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (79%)
  • Passenger50 (15%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (67%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2017.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2017

Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2017, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2017

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2017: 31, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420314835
2ndA34283914
3rdA417222623
4thB4017202407
5thA415151504
6thA338101301
7thA4130101302
8thA42381001
9thA41836600
10thB450761110
11thB40445502
12thB40164401
13thB45084602
14thA40953400
15thB40193400
16thA41852200
17thB40001100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2017

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2017: 30.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2017

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2017: 65.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years