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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2023, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (162), and casualties fell from 210.

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

Collisions in 2023
151
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
198
Down 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2023

3.3% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious2919%
  • Slight11777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight15578%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 151, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 151
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (19%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday30 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (9.9%)
  • Sunday15 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.6%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March15 (9.9%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May8 (5.3%)
  • June10 (6.6%)
  • July12 (7.9%)
  • August15 (9.9%)
  • September15 (9.9%)
  • October11 (7.3%)
  • November12 (7.9%)
  • December11 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (67%)
  • Wet or damp46 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph64 (42%)
  • 40 mph9 (6%)
  • 50 mph27 (18%)
  • 60 mph28 (19%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (58%)
  • Cyclist30 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (21%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.6%)
  • Over 756 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (74%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (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 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2023.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2023

Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of White Horse in 2023, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2023

The A417 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2023: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417203003
2ndA415162214
3rdA420142205
4thA34111422
5thA33891612
6thA41836600
7thA4236902
8thB40175600
9thA41304510
10thB45074400
11thB40193301
12thB40443600
13thB44943303
14thA40952200
15thB40162201
16thA41851200
17thB40011100
18thB41071100
19thB44931100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2023

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2023: 23.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2023

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2023: 40.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years