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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2011, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2010 (213), and casualties rose from 290.

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

Collisions in 2011
232
Up 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
306
Up 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2011

1.7% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24580%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 232, up 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 232
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February15 (6.5%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May15 (6.5%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July17 (7.3%)
  • August22 (9.5%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December33 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (64%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (8.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (28%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph31 (13%)
  • 60 mph113 (49%)
  • 70 mph7 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (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 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (20%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.5%)
  • Over 7519 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (72%)
  • Passenger57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2011.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2011

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2011, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2011: 42, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40426919
2ndA4095232517
3rdA361162825
4thA415121302
5thA44111205
6thB4022111701
7thB447781000
8thB44497804
9thB40476601
10thB44505601
11thB44374500
12thA34003401
13thA4243402
14thB40203501
15thB40273301
16thB40302201
17thA42601100
18thB40351100
19thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2011

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2011: 25.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2011

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2011: 86.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2011, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years