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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2018, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2017 (177), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2018
191
Up 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
258
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2018

4.2% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.2%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious5220%
  • Slight19776%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 191, up 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 191
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (20%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.7%)
  • February7 (3.7%)
  • March17 (8.9%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July12 (6.3%)
  • August15 (7.9%)
  • September17 (8.9%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December28 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (71%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (37%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (14%)
  • 60 mph84 (44%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Cyclist27 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (9.3%)
  • Over 7513 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (72%)
  • Passenger50 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (69%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2018.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2018

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2018: 22, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40223817
2ndA361203217
3rdA4095161801
4thB4022152102
5thA44121402
6thA415111202
7thB44778902
8thB443771113
9thA426061012
10thA4245830
11thB40205500
12thB44494411
13thA34002200
14thB40262401
15thB40472401

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2018

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2018: 31.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2018

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2018: 47.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2018, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years