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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2002, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (371), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2002
339
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
488
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2002

2.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight27782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40783%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 339, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May21 (6.2%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September21 (6.2%)
  • October50 (15%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (32%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph199 (59%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (91%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (66%)
  • Passenger127 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (78%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2002.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2002

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2002, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2002: 42, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404261111
2ndA361344624
3rdA415305016
4thA44294605
5thA4095264206
6thB4022182713
7thB4437101410
8thB403091401
9thB402081410
10thB447771401
11thB40476900
12thB44496702
13thA4245701
14thB402651102
15thA42604400
16thB40443601
17thA34002400
18thB40272300
19thB44252201
20thA4361100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2002

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2002: 36.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2002

OX29 and OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2002, with 100 each.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years