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OX25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,616 road traffic collisions in the OX25 postcode district, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 113 were fatal and 687 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
3,616
1,027th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,663
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
113
126 people killed
Serious collisions
687
917 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1133.1%
  • Serious68719%
  • Slight2,81678%

What the data shows

  • OX25 had 422 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 743 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in OX25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 371 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX25, 6.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in OX25.

Where OX25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,027th
Most casualties
794th
Most fatal collisions
211th
Most serious collisions
975th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday502 (14%)
  • Tuesday479 (13%)
  • Wednesday491 (14%)
  • Thursday497 (14%)
  • Friday625 (17%)
  • Saturday508 (14%)
  • Sunday514 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,647 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting782 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,241 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway1,064 (29%)
  • Roundabout249 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph254 (7%)
  • 40 mph261 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph107 (3%)
  • 60 mph1,851 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,134 (31%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,823 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds465 (13%)
  • Fog or mist65 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other108 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,407 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist429 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant232 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)209 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian150 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist106 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant61 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX25 peaked at 121 in 1981; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252637
20243744
20233038
20223647
20212845
20202334
20195990
20184872
201763112
201672111
201581169
20146894
201362100
201272129
20117198
201071104
200975109
200875112
200791118
200677108
200574110
200485120
200390137
2002106168
200189129
200091151
1999117179
199884129
1997103169
199668111
199566103
199485134
199382124
199279123
199182138
1990113190
198992150
198868121
198794146
198698161
1985104154
1984103161
198386131
198289162
1981121192
198097161
197985138

Map of recent crashes in OX25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX25

The 24 most recent collisions in OX25 happened between 3 March and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX25

The A34 has the most collisions in OX25, 608 of 3,616 (17%), followed by the M40 (504).

Collisions in OX25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34608932555
2ndM405048381055
3rdA414186531977
4thA433325512272
5thB4030250401760
6thA423195352951
7thA4260183281849
8thB430163282534
9thB40111582441139
10thA42187148523
11thA40957801
12thB41003401

Council areas covering OX25

Collisions in OX25 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cherwell has 3,432 of 3,616 (95%).

Collisions in OX25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCherwell3,4325,360107639
2ndWest Oxfordshire174281545
3rdBuckinghamshire102213

Town in OX25

Of the 3,616 collisions in OX25, 5 (0.1%) were in Bicester.