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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2019, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (211), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 2019
189
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
248
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2019

3.2% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20783%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 189, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 189
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday37 (20%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.5%)
  • February8 (4.2%)
  • March16 (8.5%)
  • April13 (6.9%)
  • May10 (5.3%)
  • June18 (9.5%)
  • July8 (4.2%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September26 (14%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November17 (9%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (66%)
  • Wet or damp60 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph63 (33%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph34 (18%)
  • 60 mph36 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (66%)
  • Cyclist29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (17%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (77%)
  • Passenger42 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2019.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2019

Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2019, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2019

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2019: 29, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420294339
2ndA34253714
3rdA417141615
4thA415111200
5thB4017111402
6thA33881101
7thA41307900
8thA42371100
9thB40447710
10thA41833400
11thA40952200
12thB40002301
13thB40012200
14thB45072300
15thA3881100
16thA41441200
17thA41851101
18thB40161100
19thB40191201
20thB44931100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2019

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2019

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2019: 46.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2019, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years