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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2022, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (160), and casualties rose from 194.

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

Collisions in 2022
162
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
210
Up 8% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2022

4.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight10867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight14971%

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. 2022 is highlighted, with 162, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 162
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (21%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.3%)
  • February15 (9.3%)
  • March12 (7.4%)
  • April8 (4.9%)
  • May13 (8%)
  • June10 (6.2%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August24 (15%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October14 (8.6%)
  • November12 (7.4%)
  • December9 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (83%)
  • Wet or damp27 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (8%)
  • 50 mph24 (15%)
  • 60 mph26 (16%)
  • 70 mph25 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (18%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (46%)
  • Cyclist32 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.7%)
  • Over 7513 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (70%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (11%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2022.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2022

Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2022, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2022

The A34 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2022: 26, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34263226
2ndA420224826
3rdA417151615
4thA415131815
5thB4017101003
6thA413091002
7thB40447904
8thB40163301
9thA3382200
10thA41832200
11thA4232201
12thB44932201
13thA41851100
14thB1001100
15thB40001100
16thB44941210
17thB45071100
18thB45081100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2022

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2022: 21.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2022

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2022: 45.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2022, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years