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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2020, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2019 (189), and casualties fell from 248.

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

Collisions in 2020
166
Down 12% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
221
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2020

4.2% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.2%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight12676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight17680%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 166, down 12% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 166
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (20%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (13%)
  • February16 (9.6%)
  • March12 (7.2%)
  • April12 (7.2%)
  • May10 (6%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July9 (5.4%)
  • August15 (9%)
  • September13 (7.8%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November14 (8.4%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (67%)
  • Wet or damp53 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph64 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (16%)
  • 60 mph31 (19%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (66%)
  • Cyclist28 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.8%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (74%)
  • Passenger40 (18%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2020.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2020

Abingdon Fitzharris, Vale of White Horse, OX14 1DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2020

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2020: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34253805
2ndA415161913
3rdA420162232
4thA417121403
5thB401791001
6thA42381100
7thA413071401
8thB40447812
9thB40164600
10thA3383400
11thB40003300
12thA41852400
13thB44932301
14thB44942202
15thB45082400
16thA41831100
17thB40011100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2020

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2020: 19.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2020

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2020, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years