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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2003, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2002 (339), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2003
293
Down 14% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
410
Down 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
15
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2003

5.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.1%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight22175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.1%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight31677%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 293, down 14% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.2%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March35 (12%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July25 (8.5%)
  • August23 (7.8%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October18 (6.1%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (66%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (34%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph163 (56%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (90%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (11%)
  • 21 to 2573 (18%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (75%)
  • Passenger82 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (75%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2003.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2003

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2003, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2003: 42, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404264012
2ndA361314337
3rdA4095314625
4thA44233513
5thA415172826
6thB4477162323
7thB4022131805
8thB402071303
9thB40307801
10thA4246811
11thA42605812
12thB40474401
13thB44374600
14thB44494401
15thA34002501
16thB44252220
17thA40551100
18thA40741100
19thA4251100
20thB40261100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2003

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2003: 41.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2003

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2003: 90.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2003, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years