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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2009, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (241), and casualties rose from 324.

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

Collisions in 2009
256
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
342
Up 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2009

2.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight28282%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 256, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.8%)
  • February11 (4.3%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May17 (6.6%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July22 (8.6%)
  • August19 (7.4%)
  • September15 (5.9%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November36 (14%)
  • December24 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (63%)
  • Wet or damp69 (27%)
  • Frost or ice21 (8.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph81 (32%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (11%)
  • 60 mph123 (48%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (22%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2009.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2009

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2009, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2009: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40496616
2ndA361202301
3rdA4095182100
4thA44162205
5thB4022112020
6thB443791203
7thA426081412
8thB44778805
9thB40477901
10thA4156800
11thB40204500
12thB40263801
13thA4242402
14thB40302200
15thB44492400
16thB44502201
17thA34001200
18thB40441100
19thB44251100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2009

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2009: 37.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2009

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2009: 85.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years