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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2008, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (271), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 2008
241
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
324
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2008

3.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26080%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 241, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February23 (9.5%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April11 (4.6%)
  • May13 (5.4%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September32 (13%)
  • October17 (7.1%)
  • November20 (8.3%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (61%)
  • Wet or damp82 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (36%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph109 (45%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (19%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (74%)
  • Passenger63 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (74%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2008.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2008

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2008, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2008: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40263706
2ndA44244223
3rdA4095212303
4thA361192527
5thB4022131402
6thA415111303
7thB444971002
8thB447771311
9thB40206701
10thA4245712
11thA42605802
12thB402651102
13thB44374601
14thB40303400
15thB40473600
16thB40272201
17thB44502410
18thB40171100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2008

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2008: 43.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2008

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2008: 66.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years