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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2016, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2015 (194), and casualties rose from 285.

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

Collisions in 2016
223
Up 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
317
Up 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2016

1.3% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25480%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 223, up 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (13%)
  • February13 (5.8%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May22 (9.9%)
  • June18 (8.1%)
  • July11 (4.9%)
  • August20 (9%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October20 (9%)
  • November20 (9%)
  • December13 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (65%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (33%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph32 (14%)
  • 60 mph92 (41%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (89%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (10%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.7%)
  • Over 7525 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (73%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2016.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2016

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2016, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2016: 26, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40263919
2ndA4095253104
3rdA415142101
4thA44142325
5thA361131804
6thB4022131802
7thB44377903
8thB447761103
9thA42451001
10thA42605901
11thB40205601
12thB40274601
13thA34003401
14thB44493301
15thB44503501
16thB40472400
17thA4361100
18thB40261201
19thB40301100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2016

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2016: 32.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2016

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2016: 66.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years