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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2021, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (124), and casualties fell from 163.

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

Collisions in 2021
126
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
157
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2021

2.4% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2721%
  • Slight9676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3321%
  • Slight12177%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 126, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 126
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.8%)
  • February5 (4%)
  • March7 (5.6%)
  • April16 (13%)
  • May8 (6.3%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July16 (13%)
  • August12 (9.5%)
  • September12 (9.5%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November7 (5.6%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (79%)
  • Wet or damp22 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph48 (38%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (14%)
  • 60 mph50 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (88%)
  • Roundabout13 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (56%)
  • Cyclist26 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2522 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (19%)
  • 46 to 5514 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.6%)
  • Over 756 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (78%)
  • Passenger25 (16%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2021.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2021

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2021, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A4095 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4095141711
2ndA40131511
3rdA361112012
4thA449901
5thA4156701
6thB44374601
7thB40203401
8thB40473301
9thB44493401
10thB44773401
11thA34002301
12thA4242200
13thA42602401
14thB40302301
15thB40271100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2021

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2021: 20.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2021

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2021: 34.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years