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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2001, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (405), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 2001
371
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
528
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2001

3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight43482%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 371, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March18 (4.9%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May33 (8.9%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July35 (9.4%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October35 (9.4%)
  • November24 (6.5%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (61%)
  • Wet or damp125 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph224 (60%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (91%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35114 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (71%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2001.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2001

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2001, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2001: 45, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40456619
2ndA361375429
3rdA4095324716
4thA44304928
5thA415212602
6thB4477182603
7thB4022152015
8thB4437111503
9thB403091102
10thA42481301
11thB402681402
12thB40206702
13thB40476811
14thA42604911
15thB44494600
16thB44504400
17thA34003511
18thB40442300
19thA4361100
20thB40271100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2001

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2001: 43.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2001

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2001: 115.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2001, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years