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OX12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,816 road traffic collisions in the OX12 postcode district, Vale of White Horse, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 635 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 40% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
2,816
1,386th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,796
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
53 people killed
Serious collisions
635
753 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491.7%
  • Serious63523%
  • Slight2,13276%

What the data shows

  • OX12 had 292 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 412 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in OX12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 448 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX12, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in OX12.

Where OX12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,386th
Most casualties
1,381st
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,103rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday373 (13%)
  • Tuesday401 (14%)
  • Wednesday439 (16%)
  • Thursday424 (15%)
  • Friday479 (17%)
  • Saturday381 (14%)
  • Sunday319 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,026 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting498 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,602 (92%)
  • Roundabout109 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,194 (42%)
  • 40 mph98 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph294 (10%)
  • 60 mph1,213 (43%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds323 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other96 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,327 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist535 (14%)
  • Pedestrian358 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist343 (9%)
  • Van occupant109 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX12 peaked at 103 in 1988; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252831
20242026
20233142
20221921
20212832
20201820
20192936
20184259
20173646
20164151
20154157
20143447
20133750
20124155
20114456
20104461
20094350
20083542
20075373
20064049
20057195
20047193
20035778
200277111
200173108
200082125
199970105
199884122
19977496
199673105
19955675
19947297
19936992
19926494
19917596
199069109
198991110
1988103135
198791133
1986102134
19857898
198494127
198389108
198285122
19817899
198083111
197981114

Map of recent crashes in OX12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX12

The 24 most recent collisions in OX12 happened between 28 February and 17 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX12

The A417 has the most collisions in OX12, 843 of 2,816 (30%), followed by the A338 (709).

Collisions in OX12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4178431,16018181
2ndA33870999915157
3rdB4507187274247
4thB4494128191537
5thB40014661212

Council areas covering OX12

Collisions in OX12 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Vale of White Horse has 2,716 of 2,816 (96%).

Collisions in OX12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stVale of White Horse2,7163,64342614
2ndWest Berkshire100153721

Towns in OX12

Collisions in OX12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Wantage (813) and Grove, Vale of White Horse (312).