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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2023, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2022 (163), and casualties fell from 213.

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

Collisions in 2023
118
Down 28% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
160
Down 25% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2023

1.7% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3126%
  • Slight8572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight12276%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 118, down 28% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 118
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (19%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.3%)
  • February8 (6.8%)
  • March7 (5.9%)
  • April15 (13%)
  • May9 (7.6%)
  • June3 (2.5%)
  • July17 (14%)
  • August10 (8.5%)
  • September9 (7.6%)
  • October10 (8.5%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December4 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (65%)
  • Wet or damp37 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (19%)
  • 30 mph16 (14%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (19%)
  • 60 mph50 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (18%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.1%)
  • Over 7510 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (70%)
  • Passenger34 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (70%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2023.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2023

Witney North, West Oxfordshire, OX28 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2023, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A361 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2023: 14, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361141924
2ndB4022131803
3rdA40122503
4thA40957902
5thA446900
6thA4154602
7thB40474501
8thB44774601
9thA34003700
10thB44373303
11thB44493400
12thB44503400
13thB40202201
14thB40302300
15thA42601200
16thA501100
17thB40261101
18thB40271101
19thB40441100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2023

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2023

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2023: 41.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2023.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years