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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2019, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2018 (191), and casualties fell from 258.

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

Collisions in 2019
129
Down 32% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
165
Down 36% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2019

0.8% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight13179%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 129, down 32% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 129
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday23 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.8%)
  • February12 (9.3%)
  • March13 (10%)
  • April8 (6.2%)
  • May7 (5.4%)
  • June11 (8.5%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August10 (7.8%)
  • September10 (7.8%)
  • October9 (7%)
  • November13 (10%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (64%)
  • Wet or damp41 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (40%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (13%)
  • 60 mph54 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Cyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3531 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (17%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9.7%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (76%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (10%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Oxfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2019.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2019

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2019, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2019: 15, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40152005
2ndA44111504
3rdA36191111
4thA41591102
5thB447791102
6thA40958901
7thB402281202
8thB44493300
9thA4242300
10thB40302201
11thB40442201
12thB40472200
13thB44372401
14thA34001200
15thA42601400
16thB40201100
17thB40261200
18thB40271100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2019

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2019: 16.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2019

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2019: 42.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years