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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2010, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (256), and casualties fell from 342.

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

Collisions in 2010
213
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
290
Down 15% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2010

3.8% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23782%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 213, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 213
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (20%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.9%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April10 (4.7%)
  • May28 (13%)
  • June12 (5.6%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September11 (5.2%)
  • October15 (7%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (57%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice30 (14%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (19%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (70%)
  • Passenger65 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (73%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2010.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2010

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2010, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2010: 32, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40325126
2ndA361212914
3rdA44162113
4thA4095151902
5thB4022152202
6thA415131604
7thB44376812
8thB44776700
9thA42604902
10thB40264700
11thB40272301
12thB44492202
13thB44502200
14thA34001100
15thB40201310
16thB40301100
17thB40471200

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2010

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2010: 32.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2010

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2010: 61.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years