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Vale of White Horse road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2024, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2023 (151), and casualties fell from 198.

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

Collisions in 2024
135
Down 11% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
161
Down 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of White Horse in 2024

1.5% of collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 22% in the Vale of White Horse from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3425%
  • Slight9973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3824%
  • Slight12175%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 135, down 11% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 135
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday23 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday27 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.6%)
  • February8 (5.9%)
  • March6 (4.4%)
  • April13 (9.6%)
  • May11 (8.1%)
  • June10 (7.4%)
  • July10 (7.4%)
  • August10 (7.4%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October11 (8.1%)
  • November13 (9.6%)
  • December13 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (73%)
  • Wet or damp33 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (22%)
  • 30 mph26 (19%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (16%)
  • 60 mph25 (19%)
  • 70 mph23 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.1%)
  • Over 755 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (73%)
  • Passenger23 (14%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (63%)
  • Motorcycle26 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of White Horse in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of White Horse ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of White Horse had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2024.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2024

Botley & Sunningwell, Vale of White Horse, OX2 0PH area and Hinksey Park, Oxford, OX1 4XP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of White Horse in 2024, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in the Vale of White Horse with the most crashes in 2024

The A420 had the most collisions in the Vale of White Horse in 2024: 22, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of White Horse, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420222724
2ndA34182507
3rdA417141505
4thA415101101
5thB40178901
6thB40447701
7thA3384602
8thA4234501
9thA41303300
10thB40163300
11thB40193301
12thA41832301
13thB44932201
14thB44942200
15thB45072502
16thB45082400
17thB40001101
18thB40011100

Towns in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2024

Abingdon-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of White Horse in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse: crashes in 2024

OX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of White Horse in 2024: 30.

Latest crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of White Horse in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Vale of White Horse road accidents in other years