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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2015, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2014 (243), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2015
194
Down 20% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
285
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2015

1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23884%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 194, down 20% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (19%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.3%)
  • February19 (9.8%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April17 (8.8%)
  • May9 (4.6%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September12 (6.2%)
  • October15 (7.7%)
  • November16 (8.2%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (64%)
  • Wet or damp63 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (29%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (15%)
  • 60 mph98 (51%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (92%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (71%)
  • Passenger63 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2015.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2015

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2015, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A361 and A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2015, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361212901
2ndA40213215
3rdA4095182201
4thA44121700
5thA4260101605
6thA4157901
7thB447771001
8thB402261002
9thB443761001
10thB44495602
11thA42441310
12thB40204700
13thB40303501
14thB40473802
15thA34002200
16thB44502302
17thB40261501
18thB40271101
19thB44251101

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2015

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2015: 28.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2015

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2015: 60.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years