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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2007, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (301), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2007
271
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
373
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2007

3.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31284%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 271, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February23 (8.5%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September22 (8.1%)
  • October17 (6.3%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December14 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (65%)
  • Wet or damp88 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph92 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (50%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (90%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (19%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (67%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2007.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2007

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2007, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2007: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40386517
2ndA361273822
3rdA4095272924
4thA44264203
5thB4022152027
6thB4477131610
7thA415121914
8thB444991400
9thB40475601
10thA4244701
11thB40204800
12thB40304401
13thA42603300
14thB44503402
15thA34002201
16thB40262200
17thB40272401
18thB44371200

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2007

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2007: 38.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2007

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2007: 81.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years