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OX18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,749 road traffic collisions in the OX18 postcode district, West Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 622 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,749
1,410th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,846
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
99 people killed
Serious collisions
622
815 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal903.3%
  • Serious62223%
  • Slight2,03774%

What the data shows

  • OX18 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 468 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in OX18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 382 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX18, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in OX18.

Where OX18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,410th
Most casualties
1,368th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
1,143rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday380 (14%)
  • Tuesday406 (15%)
  • Wednesday350 (13%)
  • Thursday433 (16%)
  • Friday426 (15%)
  • Saturday400 (15%)
  • Sunday354 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,959 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting460 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,534 (92%)
  • Roundabout181 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph992 (36%)
  • 40 mph136 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph57 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1,521 (55%)
  • 70 mph25 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds331 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other93 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,520 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist502 (13%)
  • Pedestrian310 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist295 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant111 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX18 peaked at 91 in 1986; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252941
20242838
20232230
20224157
20213033
20203341
20193236
20184062
20172640
20164557
20152940
20144557
20134662
20124663
20114759
20103956
20095156
20085063
20076292
20065377
20056188
20045570
200370109
20026894
20016388
200074100
199984109
19986383
199786131
199688135
19956375
199470110
19936393
19925274
199176108
19906089
198979106
198879109
198786126
198691137
19857194
198483111
198379114
198282134
198177120
19807598
19795781

Map of recent crashes in OX18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX18

The 24 most recent collisions in OX18 happened between 2 April and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX18

The A40 has the most collisions in OX18, 579 of 2,749 (21%), followed by the B4020 (330).

Collisions in OX18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4057994134128
2ndB4020330454787
3rdA4095273394961
4thA3612723831065
5thB4477183247229
6thB444984107125
7thA424396118
8thB4425212657
9thB4047132122
10thB4437121904
11thA43391321

Council areas covering OX18

Collisions in OX18 were recorded in 3 council areas. West Oxfordshire has 2,546 of 2,749 (93%).

Collisions in OX18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Oxfordshire2,5463,51871567
2ndCotswold1843041950
3rdVale of White Horse162005

Towns in OX18

Collisions in OX18 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Carterton (606) and Burford (165).