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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2012, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (232), and casualties rose from 306.

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

Collisions in 2012
229
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
315
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2012

2.2% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight18380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26283%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 229, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (19%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday25 (11%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.3%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March21 (9.2%)
  • April19 (8.3%)
  • May10 (4.4%)
  • June19 (8.3%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October15 (6.6%)
  • November21 (9.2%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (52%)
  • Wet or damp93 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (34%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph95 (41%)
  • 70 mph16 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (75%)
  • Passenger60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2012.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2012

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2012, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2012: 42, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404268210
2ndA4095222605
3rdA361193103
4thB4477121801
5thB4022111222
6thA41591002
7thA4491002
8thB402071001
9thB44377710
10thB44496800
11thA426051002
12thB404751102
13thB40303300
14thA34002301
15thA4242200
16thB40262200
17thB44251200
18thB44501100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2012

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2012: 36.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2012

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2012: 71.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years