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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2005, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2004 (265), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2005
302
Up 14% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
419
Up 16% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2005

1.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight25484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight35885%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 302, up 14% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday34 (11%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.6%)
  • February30 (9.9%)
  • March18 (6%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July26 (8.6%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October23 (7.6%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (60%)
  • Wet or damp91 (30%)
  • Frost or ice30 (9.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph99 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (5%)
  • 60 mph171 (57%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (72%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2005.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2005

Witney North, West Oxfordshire, OX28 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2005, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2005: 35, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40355201
2ndA4095325504
3rdA361223026
4thA44193402
5thB4022182107
6thA415111300
7thB4477111303
8thB443791501
9thA42481401
10thB444981000
11thB445081102
12thB403071110
13thB40264501
14thA42603501
15thB40203500
16thB40272200
17thB40472200
18thA34001100
19thA42241201
20thB40551200

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2005

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2005: 41.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2005

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2005: 90.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years