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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2024, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2023 (118), and casualties rose from 160.

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

Collisions in 2024
128
Up 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
161
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2024

1.6% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3225%
  • Slight9473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12477%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 128, up 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 128
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday15 (12%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March10 (7.8%)
  • April8 (6.3%)
  • May9 (7%)
  • June7 (5.5%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August7 (5.5%)
  • September12 (9.4%)
  • October7 (5.5%)
  • November9 (7%)
  • December22 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (69%)
  • Wet or damp39 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (23%)
  • 30 mph19 (15%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (15%)
  • 60 mph48 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (94%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.9%)
  • 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 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (50%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (15%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (14%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.6%)
  • Over 755 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (66%)
  • Passenger30 (19%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (69%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2024.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2024

Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire, OX7 5UH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2024, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A40 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2024: 16, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40162415
2ndA4095121405
3rdA44111203
4thA361101203
5thB40226700
6thB444961201
7thA34004502
8thB40304402
9thB44774900
10thB40263400
11thB44503301
12thA4152301
13thA4242201
14thB40202201
15thA42601101
16thB40441100
17thB40471100
18thB44371100

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2024

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2024: 9.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2024

OX7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2024: 43.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years