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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2000, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (414), and casualties fell from 609.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,019 collisions in West Oxfordshire.

Collisions in 2000
405
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
565
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2000

2% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight31778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight45581%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 405, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.9%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March21 (5.2%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May49 (12%)
  • June24 (5.9%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August39 (9.6%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (55%)
  • Wet or damp165 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (32%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph236 (58%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (94%)
  • Roundabout16 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35110 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (71%)
  • Passenger125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (78%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in West Oxfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2000.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2000: 50, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40507726
2ndA40954053012
3rdA44395739
4thA3613248111
5thA415233303
6thB4022182212
7thB4020152300
8thB4450121903
9thB4047111611
10thB4449111401
11thB447781001
12thA4246903
13thA426061001
14thB44376700
15thB40305701
16thB40264501
17thA34003602
18thB40272700
19thB40442200
20thB44251100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2000

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2000: 64.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2000

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2000: 126.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years