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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2017, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2016 (223), and casualties fell from 317.

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

Collisions in 2017
177
Down 21% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
245
Down 23% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2017

4% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19981%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 177, down 21% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 177
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (10%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.9%)
  • February12 (6.8%)
  • March16 (9%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June14 (7.9%)
  • July23 (13%)
  • August10 (5.6%)
  • September11 (6.2%)
  • October11 (6.2%)
  • November14 (7.9%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (68%)
  • Wet or damp47 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (34%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (12%)
  • 60 mph70 (40%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (86%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (64%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3531 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (18%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (71%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2017.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2017

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2017, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2017: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40294813
2ndA361162622
3rdA415152312
4thA4095142216
5thB4022121303
6thA4491221
7thB40476801
8thA42604400
9thB44774402
10thB40263602
11thA4242300
12thB40202200
13thB44372200
14thB44492200
15thB40301600

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2017

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2017: 25.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2017

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years