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West Oxfordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2025, and 178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (128), and casualties rose from 161.

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

Collisions in 2025
131
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
178
Up 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
8
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Oxfordshire in 2025

6.1% of collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in West Oxfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal86.1%
  • Serious3829%
  • Slight8565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal95.1%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight12671%

West Oxfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Oxfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 131, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 131
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (8.4%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.2%)
  • February11 (8.4%)
  • March13 (9.9%)
  • April7 (5.3%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July7 (5.3%)
  • August6 (4.6%)
  • September11 (8.4%)
  • October11 (8.4%)
  • November13 (9.9%)
  • December10 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (74%)
  • Wet or damp31 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (25%)
  • 30 mph23 (18%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph29 (22%)
  • 60 mph38 (29%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (87%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2016 (9%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.3%)
  • Over 7519 (11%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (75%)
  • Passenger30 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (68%)
  • Motorcycle28 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Oxfordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Oxfordshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2025.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Oxfordshire in 2025

Witney South, West Oxfordshire, OX28 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Oxfordshire in 2025, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Oxfordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A361 had the most collisions in West Oxfordshire in 2025: 22, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Oxfordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361223527
2ndA40173105
3rdA4095131612
4thB44778912
5thA4461021
6thA34005813
7thA4155601
8thA4243500
9thB44493303
10thB40222200
11thA42601100
12thB40201101
13thB40271100
14thB40471200
15thB44371100
16thB44501110

Towns in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2025

Witney had the most collisions of any town in West Oxfordshire in 2025: 15.

Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire: crashes in 2025

OX29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Oxfordshire in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Oxfordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

West Oxfordshire road accidents in other years