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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2022, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2021 (126), and casualties rose from 157.

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

Collisions in 2022
163
Up 29% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
213
Up 36% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2022

1.8% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2022 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious5333%
  • Slight10766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious6330%
  • Slight14769%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 163, up 29% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 163
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (10%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.1%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June12 (7.4%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August12 (7.4%)
  • September15 (9.2%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November13 (8%)
  • December14 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (75%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph59 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (40%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (94%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (63%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8%)
  • Over 7511 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (75%)
  • Passenger34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2022.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2022

Carterton North East, West Oxfordshire, OX18 3GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2022, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A4095 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2022: 20, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4095202307
2ndA40172605
3rdA44141933
4thB40228804
5thB40207902
6thB44377905
7thA3615601
8thA4155601
9thB40475501
10thA426041002
11thB44494402
12thB44774400
13thB40262201
14thB40272600
15thB44502300
16thA34001101
17thB40301101
18thB44251201

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2022

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2022: 30.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2022

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2022: 42.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years