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OX20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in the OX20 postcode district, West Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 220 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,033
2,191st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,559
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
55 people killed
Serious collisions
220
308 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for OX20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal454.4%
  • Serious22021%
  • Slight76874%

What the data shows

  • OX20 had 113 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 173 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in OX20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 130 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX20, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in OX20.

Where OX20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,191st
Most casualties
2,150th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
2,188th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (12%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (17%)
  • Friday172 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight766 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway938 (91%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph292 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph183 (18%)
  • 60 mph503 (49%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,091 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (10%)
  • Pedestrian100 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist69 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant56 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX20 peaked at 53 in 1980; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
202489
202368
20221521
202179
20201016
20191425
20181316
201778
20162242
20151419
20141724
20131624
20121417
20111717
20102027
20091417
20082030
20072134
20062025
20051627
20042030
20031726
20022536
20012840
20002439
19993339
19982133
19972237
19961620
19952950
19942838
19931218
19922029
19911725
19902535
19893770
19884057
19873557
19863146
19852638
19844374
19832957
19823045
19813662
19805375
19793455

Map of recent crashes in OX20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX20

The 24 most recent collisions in OX20 happened between 28 February 2023 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX20

The A44 has the most collisions in OX20, 303 of 1,033 (29%), followed by the A34 (272).

Collisions in OX20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA443034491560
2ndA342724542066
3rdA4095138205620
4thB44376192214
5thB40275272012
6thA42604061210
7thA423203306

Council areas covering OX20

Collisions in OX20 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Oxfordshire has 840 of 1,033 (81%).

Collisions in OX20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Oxfordshire8401,28838190
2ndCherwell193271730

Towns in OX20

Collisions in OX20 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Woodstock (203) and Kidlington (10).