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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2020, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2019 (129), and casualties fell from 165.

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

Collisions in 2020
124
Down 4% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
163
Down 1% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2020

5.6% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.6%
  • Serious2923%
  • Slight8871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious3723%
  • Slight11973%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 124, down 4% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 124
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday9 (7.3%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (8.9%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (7.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February13 (10%)
  • March11 (8.9%)
  • April4 (3.2%)
  • May6 (4.8%)
  • June9 (7.3%)
  • July15 (12%)
  • August17 (14%)
  • September9 (7.3%)
  • October10 (8.1%)
  • November7 (5.6%)
  • December10 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (61%)
  • Wet or damp39 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (15%)
  • 60 mph54 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (90%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • 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 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (64%)
  • Cyclist20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (3.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (18%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (77%)
  • Passenger27 (17%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car159 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2020.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2020

Eynsham and Cassington, West Oxfordshire, OX29 4NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2020, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2020: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40202604
2ndA361141833
3rdA44111400
4thA4095101202
5thB402261001
6thB44376713
7thB44496903
8thB40204601
9thB44773401
10thA4152310
11thA42602200
12thB40262301
13thB40472200
14thA34001100
15thA4241201
16thB40301100
17thB44251201

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2020

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2020: 9.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2020

OX29 and OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2020, with 35 each.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2020, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years