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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2004, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (293), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2004
265
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
361
Down 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2004

1.9% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight20678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight29181%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 265, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March23 (8.7%)
  • April11 (4.2%)
  • May24 (9.1%)
  • June22 (8.3%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August25 (9.4%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October17 (6.4%)
  • November15 (5.7%)
  • December22 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (57%)
  • Wet or damp98 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph83 (31%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph155 (58%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (90%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (71%)
  • Passenger81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2004.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2004

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2004, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2004: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40355004
2ndA44243005
3rdA361203225
4thA4095162502
5thA415162612
6thB4022142412
7thB4449121305
8thA42607901
9thB40206701
10thB40266800
11thB44376703
12thB40475804
13thB44775500
14thA4243300
15thB40303400
16thA34001100
17thB40271100
18thB44251100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2004

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2004: 30.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2004

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2004: 90.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years