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West Oxfordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,019 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 18,580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 402 were fatal and 2,817 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 131 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (128), and casualties rose from 161 to 178.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,019
63rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,580
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
402
3.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
131
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire

3.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4023.1%
  • Serious2,81722%
  • Slight9,80075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4462.4%
  • Serious3,55919%
  • Slight14,57578%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. In 2025 there were 131, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 131
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131178
2024128161
2023118160
2022163213
2021126157
2020124163
2019129165
2018191258
2017177245
2016223317
2015194285
2014243334
2013221294
2012229315
2011232306
2010213290
2009256342
2008241324
2007271373
2006301442
2005302419
2004265361
2003293410
2002339488
2001371528
2000405565
1999414609
1998350498
1997393555
1996327499
1995305417
1994307433
1993303464
1992287415
1991302441
1990354520
1989378573
1988362560
1987344492
1986381554
1985346496
1984381562
1983307483
1982318479
1981343513
1980317462
1979314462

When and where crashes happen in West Oxfordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,875 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,821 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,822 (14%)
  • Thursday1,957 (15%)
  • Friday2,128 (16%)
  • Saturday1,882 (14%)
  • Sunday1,534 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59489 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59219 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,030 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,819 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,232 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,199 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,084 (8.3%)
  • February965 (7.4%)
  • March938 (7.2%)
  • April910 (7%)
  • May1,060 (8.1%)
  • June1,076 (8.3%)
  • July1,162 (8.9%)
  • August1,149 (8.8%)
  • September1,056 (8.1%)
  • October1,188 (9.1%)
  • November1,251 (9.6%)
  • December1,180 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,310 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,438 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,151 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown77 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,116 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,533 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds252 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds252 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist229 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds78 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.3%)
  • Other449 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,906 (61%)
  • Wet or damp4,330 (33%)
  • Frost or ice575 (4.4%)
  • Snow123 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep30 (0.2%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph110 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,126 (32%)
  • 40 mph613 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph696 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph7,189 (55%)
  • 70 mph281 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,978 (92%)
  • Roundabout583 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway342 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,387 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,298 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,370 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist1,217 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant688 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)228 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant180 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant75 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant57 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5318 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10502 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15903 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,464 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,495 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,226 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,501 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,854 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,310 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75911 (4.9%)
  • Over 75590 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded506 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,491 (67%)
  • Passenger4,719 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,370 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,162 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,319 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,397 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,266 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes977 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach274 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle205 (0.9%)
  • Minibus87 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle51 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Oxfordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire

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 West Oxfordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had the 63rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
63rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
286thGreat Yarmouth13,13117,5772172,836
287thBlaby13,11517,9792691,880
288thNorth Devon13,07617,7162352,617
289thWest Oxfordshire (this area)13,01918,5804022,817
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111
291stEastbourne12,70716,2871172,284
292ndMalvern Hills12,69517,7523082,897

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire, with 357 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,603, including 68 fatal and 312 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA401,6032,52768312
2ndA40951,2481,70131245
3rdA3611,0481,61751253
4thA448421,29933177
5thA41563687922119
6thB402261185324130
7thA3451589434141
8thB4020330454787
9thB4477300410751
10thB4449285363773
11thB4437251373959
12thB4047215324848
13thB4030189270440
14thA4241652871336
15thA4260158262843
16thB4026147237240
17thB4450130185526
18thA423109202633
19thA340066102324
20thB40276396016

Towns in West Oxfordshire

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,653.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,858.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity