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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2021, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (166), and casualties fell from 221.

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

Collisions in 2021
160
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
194
Down 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2021

1.9% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14876%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 160, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 160
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday15 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (21%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.8%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April13 (8.1%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July8 (5%)
  • August13 (8.1%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (76%)
  • Wet or damp37 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph71 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (18%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • Roundabout8 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (52%)
  • Cyclist33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (20%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (20%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (78%)
  • Passenger28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (60%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (11%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2021.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2021

Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2021, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2021

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2021: 20, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420202716
2ndA417172214
3rdA34142101
4thA415141604
5thB40448912
6thA4236600
7thA3385502
8thB40175600
9thA41304501
10thA41833301
11thB40193300
12thB40162200
13thB44932202
14thB45082300
15thA41851101
16thB44941100
17thB45071100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2021

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2021: 23.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2021

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2021: 44.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years