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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2018, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (253), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2018
211
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
289
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2018

3.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23983%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 211, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 211
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April8 (3.8%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August12 (5.7%)
  • September16 (7.6%)
  • October15 (7.1%)
  • November14 (6.6%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (79%)
  • Wet or damp40 (19%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph82 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph44 (21%)
  • 60 mph35 (17%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (65%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8%)
  • Over 7521 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (70%)
  • Passenger58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2018.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2018

Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2018, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2018

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2018: 25, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420254225
2ndA34202913
3rdA417182502
4thA415132012
5thB4044131701
6thA338101311
7thB4017101212
8thA41306910
9thA41836802
10thB45075901
11thA4234600
12thB45084400
13thA40953502
14thB40163500
15thA41852301
16thB40002202
17thB40152301
18thB40192200
19thB40011100
20thB44931100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2018

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2018: 26.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2018

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2018: 59.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years