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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2014, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (221), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 2014
243
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
334
Up 14% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2014

2.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight26078%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 243, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (10%)
  • February21 (8.6%)
  • March12 (4.9%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June21 (8.6%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August18 (7.4%)
  • September22 (9.1%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November18 (7.4%)
  • December20 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (65%)
  • Wet or damp75 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (37%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph34 (14%)
  • 60 mph96 (40%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (90%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (75%)
  • Passenger54 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2014.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2014

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2014, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2014: 34, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40344919
2ndA4095253624
3rdA361173015
4thA44172605
5thA415121402
6thB4022101403
7thB447791103
8thA426071303
9thB404771201
10thB44495501
11thB44374600
12thB40203300
13thB40273702
14thB44503500
15thA34002201
16thA4242200
17thB40302300
18thB40442400
19thB40261100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2014

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2014: 31.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2014

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2014: 87.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2014, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years